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xkcd #3126: Disclaimer
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Title text:
You say no human would reply to a forum thread about Tom Bombadil by writing and editing hundreds of words of text, complete with formatting, fancy punctuation, and two separate uses of the word 'delve'. Unfortunately for both of us, you are wrong.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3126/
Same. I am one of the rare people who know the difference between i.e. and e.g. I know when to use a semicolon vs an em dash.
I no longer feel special; it feels wrong.
This honestly isn't rare at all, and people who try to flaunt it as some kind of mark of erudition tend to come across as... well, not quite what you intended.
Rare in certain corners of the internet? No.
Rare in the general public? Yes, absolutely.
In Essence Egxample
Reported as AI bot. /j