"I use AI to help me write blog posts, LinkedIn updates, and YouTube scripts. It is part of how I share my design ideas. But there is something small that kept bothering me. Every time I asked an AI tool to write something, it added a long dash and the medium dash. The em dash. This one ( - ). And the en dash. This one (-)."
"Why build a plugin when you can just add don't use em dashes to the prompt? Because it doesn't always work. AI models can be like rebellious teenagers. You tell them not to do something, and they do it twice to prove a point. Some ignore the rule, some swap in en dashes pretending they're being "helpful, ", and some just keep adding them because... honestly, I have no idea why."
Dashy Drop removes em dashes and en dashes that AI tools frequently insert, restoring a more natural human writing voice. The tool operates as a post-processing plugin that cleans punctuation after text generation instead of relying solely on prompt instructions. AI models often ignore or inconsistently follow "do not use em dashes" prompts, and different models and interfaces behave unpredictably. The plugin is designed to work across cloud services and local models, normalizing dash usage, reducing digital fingerprints, and helping creators present reviewed, polished copy for blogs, social posts, and video scripts.
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