# The days of the em dash being a ChatGPT giveaway are over — it’s time to bring it back

> ChatGPT loves the em dash ( — ) the way a Labrador loves a tennis ball — enthusiastically, indiscriminately, and with absolutely no sense of when to let it go.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/chatgpt/the-days-of-the-em-dash-being-a-chatgpt-giveaway-are-over-its-time-to-bring-it-back?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=694151c1f0dfea8d601efab8)
- **Published:** 2025-12-16
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #chatgpt #dash #bring #being #giveaway #loves #absolutely #ball
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