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JJDouglas Posted 10 years ago
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Are the commas around "perhaps" necessary?

"You need to start with something punchy that will encourage them to keep on reading—a shocking statistic, perhaps, or a startling fact."
  

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These look OK to me a shocking statistic perhaps, or a startling fact a shocking statistic, perhaps, or a startling fact This doesn't look good: a shocking statistic perhaps or a startling fact

  • These look OK to me a shocking statistic perhaps, or a startling fact a shocking statistic, perhaps, or a startling fact This doesn't look good: a shocking statistic perhaps or a startling fact
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These look OK to me

a shocking statistic perhaps, or a startling fact
a shocking statistic, perhaps, or a startling fact

This doesn't look good:

a shocking statistic perhaps or a startling fact

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