There are two types of people: Those for whom Alice’s Restaurant is a staple, and those who’ve never heard of it.

I’ll put the final death toll at 150-180. “Missing” have even odds of not being at home.

Mint is actually cheaper. I switched to them a decade ago.

I mean, I pay $204 a year all in for service. How people can spend that much in two months is beyond me.

That at least skips the need to legally change my name.

That’s a Lemmy formatting thing.

Most likely fucked you?

Whoa, whoa, whoa … expecting utility out of a product? That’s socialism!

I dislike having the comma of direct address thrown at me. At least close the aside!

Let’s not get audio editing involved!

Sadly, for you, it does, in fact, give me authority, regardless of your opinion on the subject. You don’t seem a particularly enjoyable individual. Perhaps look into why that is before lashing out at others.

You’re speaking to a mod. If you don’t care for how Beehaw works, please look elsewhere.

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I’m not sure whence your animosity comes. I’ve been a columnist since the '90s, and I assure you: Em-dashes are on the menu.

To claim proof of LLMs is to say it was never done until then. It most assuredly was.

That’s great with AP Style. MLA goes in a different direction regarding spaces.

I – to a certain extent – know how to use an em-dash.

(Source: Former journalist.)

Can we please stop with the em-dash bullshit? That’s a literary tool, not a sign of an LLM in play. That people did not encounter them ahead of ChatGPT speaks more to their news diet than the ability to be a literary critic.