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A French political leader recently got into hot water. It wasn’t over a contentious policy or a controversial opinion—it was over his use of the em dash.
“The em dash is now flourishing in press releases, self-congratulatory LinkedIn posts and university application letters. To the point that what once seemed like typographical refinement has become a telltale sign,” reports Le Monde.
When LLM use leads to an over-reliance on em dashes and words like “meticulous,” it doesn’t just weaken your writing. It can also damage your credibility. And ChatGPT-isms are just the beginning.
