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minus-squareAlteon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI’ve learned to back off and realize that commas, instead of parentheses, often work just fine.
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoBut I’ve already used commas to add more information to the sentence, how can I fit in more information without parentheses?
minus-squarehayes_@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 years agoConsider the humble “em dash” — some people use it to interject a completely different sentence in the middle of another — the next time you’re trying to avoid parentheses.
minus-squareFizz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoStand over the person reading it and interject.
I’ve learned to back off and realize that commas, instead of parentheses, often work just fine.
But I’ve already used commas to add more information to the sentence, how can I fit in more information without parentheses?
Consider the humble “em dash” — some people use it to interject a completely different sentence in the middle of another — the next time you’re trying to avoid parentheses.
Stand over the person reading it and interject.