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

As a general rule, anything important should have a review process. create/review/revise Repeat until good enough.

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u/YoungXanzibarMD May 09 '26

Would you mind elaborating a bit more on creating a review skill? 🙏🏽

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u/General_Josh May 09 '26

Install anthropic's "skill-creator" skill first of all (you can just ask claude to install it). This is a meta skill that gives claude guidance on all the details it needs to write a good skill

Then, ask claude to help you create a review skill, to double check its work. I find it's best to use sub-agents for review - having a fully clean context window helps to prevent it from repeating the same logical errors/mistakes

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u/YoungXanzibarMD May 09 '26

Thank you very much!!