> they're a major indicator of AI writing.
For the illiterate, sure. Where do you think LLMs picked them up from?
For the illiterate, sure. Where do you think LLMs picked them up from?
Most people use the - at most, or rephrase.
One rarely if ever should write at a level that's above high school reading for day to day articles and tasks.
I've written for a large computer magazine, you know what the target is? It's John: A 21yo man taking ~CS classes and with some disposable income. Not a lit major. John has no idea what that wide - is, doesn't care, and wouldn't understand fancy writing anyway.