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A clear sign for me is always the use of long em dashes ⸺
OGWhales | parent | next
I've been using em dashes for forever, they are the best punctuation. Sad world where using them means you're an AI
nicman23 | parent
what the ... that is one char
robin_reala | root | parent | next
Let me introduce you to three-em dashes: ⸻
Cthulhu_ | root | parent
It's not just long⸻it's extremely long!
nixon_why69 | root | parent
It was bad enough when the AIs were only competing on thinking, now I gotta worry about length?
depr | root | parent
And your ellipsis could also be one! …
Sharparam | root | parent
I use the real ellipsis fairly frequently when I'm on Linux where I have access to compose key sequence, since it's just compose key + `..`.

The fact that using correct typography makes people label you as an AI is just sad and it's just an overused accusation at this point.