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Why Care About The Stupid Em Dash Anyway?

Ann Handley · 29 Jun 2026 · annhandley.com

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  1. The way we take care of small things is how we take care of big things.
  2. AI uses em dashes. Humans use em dashes. That does not make an em dash an AI fingerprint any more than Batman's cape makes everyone in a bath towel Batman.