2022.01.31 – 0396 – Pauses As A Signpost To Meaning
As well as the above reasons, you pause to help signpost the sense of the sentence.
You can pause between setting up a statement and presenting it:
“Crafted in stunning 9ct white gold / each of these studs boast a brilliant-cut solitaire diamond.”
You can pause to make a statement stand out:
“This / is the BBC” or as I say at the end of my podcast: “From London / I’m Peter Stewart”
But the meaning is the key-thing. Remember that for when you come across a sentence with two sets of commas in and you need to work out which one (if any) means you should pause.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
