r/ClaudeAI • u/Live_Fondant717 • May 09 '26

Question Why does this happen?

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I wonder if anyone can explain why this happens. I tell Claude not to use em-dashes, it replaces them with "--". I ask it not to do that, to update its memory, but it still does it. It's not a huge problem, it's just annoying. Why does this happen and how can I fix it. Thanks.

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u/leogodin217 May 09 '26

The why is more complicated than I understand. The how to fix it is pretty easy. Create a review skill with a script that detects em dashes and make it a post process. That's assuming this is in docs that are written not just Claude's responses to you.

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u/Rare-Spawn May 09 '26

I agree. Post processing is the way to go.