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by SoMomentary 417 days ago
Pro tip:Those em dashes are always a red flag for LLM usage. Normal humans use - because it's actually on the keyboard (at least in English)
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Just to clarify—I’ve mostly relied on GPT for translations because Google Translate often produces awkward or incorrect phrasing, especially in nuanced or technical contexts. That’s probably why things like em dashes or certain sentence structures came through. Not intentional, just a side effect of using GPT for accuracy
I know this is somewhat true, but it's just a pity. Proper grammar is something I try to cherish, and I've specifically added – and — to my custom keyboard layout for convenient access.
On Apple devices (iOS and Mac), typing two hyphens converts to a dash: like—this