How to insert an em dash into your text using a keyboard shortcut on Mac or PC

The em dash keyboard shortcut differs depending on if you're using a Mac or PC, but in both cases, it only takes a few taps.
Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: A look at the em dash, the hyphen and their rarely seen cousin, the en dash

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been giving this note to my editing clients: “Replace floating hyphen with proper em dash.” It comes up when I’m proofreading images, like PDFs, and I see a hyphen ...
Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: Debunking em dash myths

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 ...
The New York Times

With the Em Dash, A.I. Embraces a Fading Tradition

The debate about ChatGPT’s use of the em dash signifies a shift in not only how we write, but what writing is for. By Nitsuh Abebe There are countless signals you might look for to determine whether a ...
Yahoo

Too many em dashes? Weird words like ‘delves’? Spotting text written by ChatGPT is still more art than science

Language experts fare no better than everyday people. Aitor Diago/Moment via Getty Images Over the past few years, researchers have been exploring whether it’s even possible to distinguish human ...
Connecticut Post

Too many em dashes? Weird words like ‘delves’? Spotting text written by ChatGPT is still more art than science

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Over the past few years, researchers have been exploring whether it’s even possible to ...