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The weaponisation of a commonly used mark of punctuation, and how best to counter it  The minister of Punctuation, Propaganda, and Fake News was addressing his aides and assorted flunkies. There is ...
What’s with all the dashes? Is Morse code having a moment? Em dashes are a vibe. One X user calls them the ‘coolest ...
But recently, an uptick in focus on AI and its impacts has brought a Blake Lively-esque level of attention to the em dash, ...
You want to know something I appreciate? I mean, aside from the transistor and our nation’s remarkably competent network of ...
Ever had that moment when ChatGPT's writing style gives itself away? The AI assistant has a peculiar punctuation habit that ...
They flavor and enhance the dish, but too much can overwhelm the blend and ruin the meal. The em dash has always been like ...
The semicolon may be endangered but there is one form of punctuation that seems to be flourishing: the em dash. And that's probably down to artificial intelligence. Sometimes called the long hyphe ...
The AI assistant has a peculiar punctuation habit that experts now call the “ChatGPT Hyphen.” This telltale sign can immediately reveal when you've used artificial intelligence for your ...
Punctuation plays a vital role in shaping how writing is understood. From full stops to semicolons, each mark helps guide ...
They’re coming for the semicolons now. First, it was the apostrophe. Then it was the full stop. Then the ellipsis.
Apps that purport to spot AI-generated text have a trust issue. The solution may be more transparency about what they find.