To be fair, OP's use of "--" is a VERY common shibboleth of AI usage. Normal people don't use double-hyphens much at all, even internet-normal people, while AI absolutely LOVES them for some reason.
It's like... If someone came out wearing a swastica and declaring that Jews were causing problems in their homelands, your first thought would be "nazi", not "tribal indian who still uses the swastica in their religious iconography". The latter is perfectly possible, as is someone who enjoys using "--" instead of an AI doing it, it's just not the first thought that comes to mind. Or the second.
He didn't ask if you needed to, he asked if you did
And I said, "no."
But don't worry, if you go back to school, you too can learn how to form sentences and use proper punctuation.
This will be the whole internet in five years; anyone who can write a paragraph or use punctuation correctly will be accused of being AI.
To be fair, OP's use of "--" is a VERY common shibboleth of AI usage. Normal people don't use double-hyphens much at all, even internet-normal people, while AI absolutely LOVES them for some reason.
It's like... If someone came out wearing a swastica and declaring that Jews were causing problems in their homelands, your first thought would be "nazi", not "tribal indian who still uses the swastica in their religious iconography". The latter is perfectly possible, as is someone who enjoys using "--" instead of an AI doing it, it's just not the first thought that comes to mind. Or the second.
As someone who spent a lot of time doing technical writing, the death of the emdash pains me.