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xkcd #3126: Disclaimer

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You say no human would reply to a forum thread about Tom Bombadil by writing and editing hundreds of words of text, complete with formatting, fancy punctuation, and two separate uses of the word 'delve'. Unfortunately for both of us, you are wrong.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3126/

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 86 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Someone the other day mentioned semicolons are now a sign of AI. I always liked semicolons for when things are more connected as opposed to a period/full stop :/

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Same. I am one of the rare people who know the difference between i.e. and e.g. I know when to use a semicolon vs an em dash.

I no longer feel special; it feels wrong.

[–] sudo@lemmy.today 10 points 2 months ago

In Essence Egxample

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