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I would always prefer to do: "There is no greater joy in life than typing a sentence, realising it needs a clarification, a caveat, an addendum (in the same se
by uberman 3mo ago
I would always prefer to do:
"There is no greater joy in life than typing a sentence, realising it needs a clarification, a caveat, an addendum (in the same sentence, not a new one) and, guess what, parentheses are right there for you."
- ryukoposting 3mo ago> There is no greater joy in life than typing a sentence and realising it needs a clarification, a caveat, an addendum (in the same sentence, not a new one) and guess what? Parentheses are right there for you. That's what I'd do. Note the conversion of the first comma to "and," as well.
- inigyou 3mo agoThe parentheses bind tightly to "an addendum" and change the meaning
- nananana9 3mo agoNot with my brain's precedence parsing rules.
- Bolwin 3mo agoI like this. It feels like more a person talking and less like a prepared speech.
- koolala 2mo agoThat might lead to a lisp singularity.