All articles tagged with #punctuation
Originally Published 3 months ago — by The New York Times
The article discusses how AI, particularly ChatGPT, frequently uses the em dash, leading to a perception that humans do not use this punctuation, with some viewing it as a robotic or outdated trait in writing.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by Tom's Guide
The article explores how punctuation and grammar influence AI chatbot responses, showing that proper punctuation results in more polished, structured replies, while casual, typo-riddled prompts lead to more conversational and practical responses. The choice of prompt style affects the tone and detail of the AI's output, highlighting that punctuation matters depending on the desired response style.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by CNBC
According to etiquette expert Daniel Post Senning, the most common mistake people make when texting is the misuse of punctuation, particularly periods, which can alter the tone and be perceived as hostile. Exclamation points and emojis are more freely used to convey enthusiasm, while humor should be used cautiously due to the difficulty in conveying tone through text.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Phys.org
Recent statistical analyses of literature written in seven major Western languages reveal that punctuation is a universal and indispensable complement to the mathematical perfection of every language studied. The statistical features of punctuation usage patterns have been observed in several hundred works, and the same distribution of punctuation marks was found in all the languages studied. The Weibull distribution was used to describe the statistical distribution of the distance between consecutive punctuation marks, and German punctuation was found to combine the punctuation features of many languages, making it a kind of Esperanto punctuation.