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I get so many messages at work written by AI

The double hyphens all over the place are a dead giveaway. Y...
charcoal spot
  05/03/25
Soon there will be two classes of white collar workers: 1. ...
Self-absorbed garnet dilemma therapy
  05/03/25
will #1 have enough money for sweet green or cava or chipotl...
Disturbing naked round eye ticket booth
  05/03/25
if they finance it using a BNPL plan
Lascivious Cruise Ship Ceo
  05/03/25
"2. Idiots who know they have to fix what ChatGPT defec...
Swashbuckling piazza
  05/03/25
For memos I take my own first draft, refine/tweak based on G...
Ruddy appetizing abode deer antler
  05/03/25
...
charcoal spot
  05/03/25
I get the concern, but I think it’s worth considering ...
irradiated dragon center
  05/03/25
Goddamnit
charcoal spot
  05/03/25
...
lime old irish cottage candlestick maker
  05/03/25
, lisped ....,,....,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.......,.,.,.,.,..,.
federal roast beef feces
  05/03/25
I have been using double hyphens constantly since reading Fa...
Aphrodisiac Ebony Sex Offender
  05/03/25
Ditto.
Swashbuckling piazza
  05/03/25
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Aphrodisiac Ebony Sex Offender
  05/03/25
- (whoops)
Swashbuckling piazza
  05/03/25
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wonderful emerald turdskin garrison
  05/03/25
...
charcoal spot
  05/03/25
My em dashes usually have a space before and after — A...
lilac seedy house
  05/03/25
Same. I don't even make it a double "em" dash. I j...
wonderful emerald turdskin garrison
  05/03/25
I press alt 0151 on keyboard. It seems even Longer that way ...
lilac seedy house
  05/03/25
Wow
wonderful emerald turdskin garrison
  05/03/25
Which style guide do you use
snowy insane state
  05/03/25
for whatever reason the dashes in deep research mode output ...
Bat-shit-crazy philosopher-king
  05/03/25
The New York Times Opinion | Guest Essay By Evan39, Former...
Swashbuckling piazza
  05/03/25
It’s embarrassing, but no one seems to care
Azure gaping marketing idea
  05/03/25
To be fair, Why the fuck does ChatGPT write like me?
Trip Mexican Whorehouse
  05/03/25


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Date: May 3rd, 2025 4:07 AM
Author: charcoal spot

The double hyphens all over the place are a dead giveaway. You’d think these people would at least have the common decency to type out the message in their own voice.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900735)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 8:49 AM
Author: Self-absorbed garnet dilemma therapy

Soon there will be two classes of white collar workers:

1. Idiots who just immediately pass onto their managers whatever ChatGPT defecates out. This is 95% of workers.

2. Idiots who know they have to fix what ChatGPT defecates out before presenting it to someone. This is the 5% elite.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900892)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 9:03 AM
Author: Disturbing naked round eye ticket booth

will #1 have enough money for sweet green or cava or chipotle for lunch?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900913)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 6:39 PM
Author: Lascivious Cruise Ship Ceo

if they finance it using a BNPL plan

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48901861)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 9:25 AM
Author: Swashbuckling piazza

"2. Idiots who know they have to fix what ChatGPT defecates out before presenting it to someone. This is the 5% elite."

Passing the work product to Claude Pro & SuperGrok, separately, and combining all three. Perfection. The Mahchine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900939)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 7:12 PM
Author: Ruddy appetizing abode deer antler

For memos I take my own first draft, refine/tweak based on GPT+ suggestions, and then feed the “draft final” one more time through GPT+ and Claude Pro, consolidating feedback and approving as appropriate.

The number of people who compliment my writing and editing ability is hilarious.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48901898)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 8:47 AM
Author: charcoal spot



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900890)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: irradiated dragon center

I get the concern, but I think it’s worth considering that AI isn’t necessarily replacing authenticity—it’s often helping people communicate more clearly or professionally when time, language skills, or confidence are barriers. The goal isn't to deceive, but to assist. A well-written email—AI-generated or not—still reflects the sender’s intent, and many people tweak the output to suit their own voice anyway. Tools evolve, but thoughtfulness and respect in communication can still come through.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900952)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 9:45 AM
Author: charcoal spot

Goddamnit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900988)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 6:38 PM
Author: lime old irish cottage candlestick maker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48901858)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 7:16 PM
Author: federal roast beef feces

, lisped ....,,....,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.......,.,.,.,.,..,.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48901902)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 9:35 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Ebony Sex Offender

I have been using double hyphens constantly since reading Faulkner. Now I use AI a lot and people assume my messages/emails are AI despite that being one of the few things I don't use it for--feels really unfair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900963)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 9:36 AM
Author: Swashbuckling piazza

Ditto.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900965)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 9:38 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Ebony Sex Offender

--

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900973)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 9:41 AM
Author: Swashbuckling piazza

- (whoops)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900978)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: wonderful emerald turdskin garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900984)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 9:45 AM
Author: charcoal spot



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900990)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: lilac seedy house

My em dashes usually have a space before and after — AI’s don’t.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48901034)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 10:17 AM
Author: wonderful emerald turdskin garrison

Same. I don't even make it a double "em" dash. I just use one dash

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48901036)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 6:42 PM
Author: lilac seedy house

I press alt 0151 on keyboard. It seems even Longer that way than AI’s dashes. I’ve been using them since the Qfora days.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48901865)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 7:19 PM
Author: wonderful emerald turdskin garrison

Wow

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48901906)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 8:27 PM
Author: snowy insane state

Which style guide do you use

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48901992)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 8:30 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy philosopher-king

for whatever reason the dashes in deep research mode output are spaced

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48901998)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 9:47 AM
Author: Swashbuckling piazza

The New York Times

Opinion | Guest Essay

By Evan39, Former Night Manager, $afeway LLP

May 3, 2025

Every Email I Read Was Written by a Ghost — So I Went to Tabitha

It began with a “Thanks so much—”

It ended with dread.

Every message I receive now is flawless: sterile pleasantries, eerie grammar, emoji placement so precise it feels surgical.

I used to get typos. People used to forget attachments.

Now it’s all “Hope you had a restful weekend—”

Double hyphen. Always the double hyphen.

The Mahchine™’s watermark.

I suspected it for weeks.

That every internal email — every softly worded, borderline-meaningless reply — was not from my coworkers…

…but from their assistants. Their ghosts.

Their models.

I couldn’t be sure.

So I scheduled a meeting with Tabitha.

Tabitha is the Black, obese, unmarried HR generalist who rules our 3rd floor like a sassy god of thresholds.

She wields her Big Gulp-Warhammer with the grace of a DMV clerk and the power of a ruined system.

She has not used a contraction since 2019.

She $ees things.

I sat in the vinyl chair across from her desk, sweating.

I said, “Tabitha, I need to know if people are still writing their own emails.”

She sipped her Big Gulp.

“You worried ‘bout these commas now, Evan?”

I nodded.

She leaned in.

“Baby, ain't nobody wrote nothin’ since 2023. They prompt, they paste, they dip. Whole firm done outsourced their soul. You still typin’ like it matter?”

I asked her if that was allowed.

She laughed until her lanyard shook.

“Allowed? Boy, this place been AI-generated since before you got divorced.”

I hadn’t told her I was divorced.

I walked out into the hallway, defeated.

Passed a glass office where a junior associate was feeding three prompts into Claude, Grok, and GPT simultaneously.

I caught a glimpse of the screen.

“Draft apology to client—make it sound sincere but not too sincere—include quote from Maya Angelou.”

The floor felt soft.

The air smelled like hummu$.

The dashes were coming for me.

That night, I typed my resignation by hand.

I used a typewriter I bought in 2007 during a breakdown.

I signed it “E.39.”

I mailed it with no stamp.

Tabitha replied the next morning:

“lol”

About the Author

Evan39 is the author of Office Ghosts: Correspondence in the Time of Language Models and Everything Is Fine (Even If the Replies Are Not).

He once received a “Happy Birthday” email that ruined his life.

Read more at www.nytimes.com/tabitha-told-me-so

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900994)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 9:47 AM
Author: Azure gaping marketing idea

It’s embarrassing, but no one seems to care

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48900996)



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Date: May 3rd, 2025 6:42 PM
Author: Trip Mexican Whorehouse

To be fair,

Why the fuck does ChatGPT write like me?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5719938&forum_id=2#48901866)