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[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I can't read things comfortably with too many commas. My internal monologue stops at each if them.

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

I mean commas can be used specifically for pauses in speech

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[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

Right. Too many commas makes for too many pauses in speech.

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