• @[email protected]
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    472 years ago

    I’ve learned to back off and realize that commas, instead of parentheses, often work just fine.

    • @[email protected]
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      292 years ago

      But I’ve already used commas to add more information to the sentence, how can I fit in more information without parentheses?

      • @[email protected]
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        72 years ago

        You can, although probably should not, use semicolons; they can be used to join related statements that could, very frequently, also stand on their own.

      • @[email protected]
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        2 years ago

        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.

    • @[email protected]
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      152 years ago

      Yea I try to do that too. And then make sure it doesn’t end up a ridiculous run on sentence. 😭

      • z500
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        62 years ago

        Just introduce yourself to people as a 19th century German philosopher, they’ll understand.