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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up76arrow-down4·14 days agoAs an actual human who uses em dashes — or usually, two or three hyphens that turn into an em dash in Markdown — I feel personally attacked.
minus-squarelobut@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up19·14 days agoaren’t those regular dashes? em dashes seem just a bit longer
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·edit-214 days agoN dashes. They are as wide as an n. M dashes are as wide as an m.
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·14 days agoIt’s a width same as point size of a font: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Em_(typography)
minus-squaremoriquende@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 days agoEm means the letter M. That’s what it’s called. Historically, M in a font was equally as wide as it was tall, so it’s used to refer to the font size.
minus-squareGinny [they/she]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-214 days agoI will usually just use one (1) hyphen for that purpose - in the much same way that I will use "…" instead of “…” - because I like to upset typography nerds.
minus-squareZarobi@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoHave you tried using the dedicated triple dot character (…) instead of three separate dots (…)? It’s a life changer
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·14 days agoThey said they do it to ‘upset typography nerds’ — likely they tried…
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 days agoon mac if you type three dots it autocorrects it to the triple dot character…
minus-squarejobbies@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 days agoSame, but I’m unlikely to use them in comments
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minus-squarefilcuk@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·14 days agoConfidently incorrect. Read a book now and then.
minus-squareOoops@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·14 days agoSure. You can totally avoid them. Just by using very basic sentences. The same is true for a lot of puctuation. But that doesn’t make your sentences planned better but is simply a sign of limiting yourself by avoiding any complexity.
minus-square6️⃣9️⃣4️⃣2️⃣0️⃣@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·14 days agoWhat does this say about how LLMs plan their sentences?
As an actual human who uses em dashes — or usually, two or three hyphens that turn into an em dash in Markdown — I feel personally attacked.
aren’t those regular dashes? em dashes seem just a bit longer
N dashes. They are as wide as an n. M dashes are as wide as an m.
But what is em?
It’s a width same as point size of a font: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Em_(typography)
Em means the letter M. That’s what it’s called. Historically, M in a font was equally as wide as it was tall, so it’s used to refer to the font size.
I will usually just use one (1) hyphen for that purpose - in the much same way that I will use "…" instead of “…” - because I like to upset typography nerds.
Have you tried using the dedicated triple dot character (…) instead of three separate dots (…)? It’s a life changer
They said they do it to ‘upset typography nerds’ — likely they tried…
I’m upset now
on mac if you type three dots it autocorrects it to the triple dot character…
Same, but I’m unlikely to use them in comments
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Confidently incorrect. Read a book now and then.
Sure. You can totally avoid them. Just by using very basic sentences. The same is true for a lot of puctuation.
But that doesn’t make your sentences planned better but is simply a sign of limiting yourself by avoiding any complexity.
No.
Read a book ✨
What does this say about how LLMs plan their sentences?