"Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you’ve been to college," said Kurt ...

If your region is not supported, you can still turn on or enable Rewrite in Notepad on your Windows 11 PC and start using it. For this, follow these steps: Now open Windows Notepad and sign in with ...

It’s rare that a punctuation mark becomes grist for the online rumor mill. But recently, an uptick in focus on AI and its impacts has brought a Blake Lively-esque level of attention to the em dash, ...

Tech companies aren’t holding back when it comes to stuffing artificial intelligence capabilities into every app and piece of hardware they can, and even the most basic software tools are getting ...

Why this is important: Punctuation might seem negligible, but it plays a crucial role in writing tone, readability, and professionalism. For many users, such as writers, students, and professionals, ...

There are multiple ways to type a Hyphen, En dash, and Em dash in Microsoft Word on a Windows 11/10 PC. In this post, we will cover the following methods in detail: Word’s built-in keyboard shortcuts ...

For nearly 20 years, Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty has been tackling grammar myths with the grace and patience this columnist can only aspire to. On her wildly popular podcast and blog, “Grammar Girl’s ...

OpenAI has not achieved its goal of developing a superintelligence or artificial general intelligence, nor has it cracked its planned construction of an autonomous “AI researcher.” But it has figured ...

It seems a day does not go by without seeing someone confidently assert on social media that an em dash is not an indicator of AI-written text. Those social media posts are in response to an ongoing ...

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In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is spaced. A dash with no spaces on either side? That ...