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		wyclif 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Grok3 Launch [video] Not really, as pointed out by others in the thread. Anecdotal of course, but I use em dashes all the time— even in emails and texts (not just long-form writing).

mwigdahl 7 months ago [–]

Same, and it's disturbing that this is going to be picked up on as a bogus "tell" that my writing isn't my own.

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