Writing coach and CUNY Journalism Press editor Timothy Harper tells us how to properly use ellipses, em dashes, and parentheses. FULL TRANSCRIPT: The default, typically, when we’re using ...

Viral posts and clips on social media suggest the em dash is the product of AI chatbots, with some calling the punctuation mark a 'ChatGPT hyphen.' ...

Em dashes have been derided as the “ChatGPT hyphen” — a punctuation mark overused by artificial intelligence. That’s not ...

Em dashes function like commas ... In English, en dashes are used when Japanese would use a wave dash, such as 'pages 128 to 134.' The exceedingly complex recipe spans pages 128–34.

While spaces aren’t required when using em dashes, Reed said she’s noticed it feels very ChatGPT-coded to leave them out. The ...

According to some, there’s now a surefire way to spot ChatGPT use: the em dash. Yes, the punctuation mark officially defined by the width of one “em.” A favorite of James Joyce, Stephen King ...