Understanding the Dash Used by ChatGPT

It’s funny how something as simple as a dash can change the whole vibe of a sentence. ChatGPT’s style really leans on that.

Honestly, I just copy and paste the dash from ChatGPT’s responses when I want it in my writing lol.

Is it the Unicode character for em dash? It’s different than the regular keyboard dash and looks a lot more polished in writing.

If you want more on punctuation, check out some grammar blogs or guides that explain em dash usage in detail.

I always thought the dash ChatGPT uses was just a stylistic choice to make the text flow better. Like, it feels less formal than commas or parentheses.

I get confused between em dash and en dash sometimes. The en dash is a bit shorter and is used for ranges like 2020–2024, right?

I also noticed sometimes there’s a space before and after the dash in some texts, but not with ChatGPT. Any idea why?

I think what you're talking about is the em dash. It's longer than the regular dash and often used to add emphasis or an interruption in thought.

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Just learned that the em dash can replace colons sometimes too, which surprised me.

Someone told me it's the '—' symbol, much longer than the '-' hyphen we usually type. Guess it kinda helps separate thoughts better.

Does anyone know if using the em dash is better than commas? I sometimes feel commas clutter sentences.