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AskAndAnswer Posted 13 years ago
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Comma problem

Trying to figure out which of these sounds better.

The mounds across the caliginous vastness are brewing with horrific sounds.

The mounds, across the caliginous vastness, are brewing with horrific sounds.

The mounds across the caliginous vastness, are brewing with horrific sounds.

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1 reads most smoothly, in my opinion. 2 is OK. 3 is not a natural place to pause.

— Clive

  • 1 reads most smoothly, in my opinion.
  • 2 is OK.
  • 3 is not a natural place to pause.
  • Without any context, they all sound a bit overblown.
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1 reads most smoothly, in my opinion.

2 is OK.

3 is not a natural place to pause.

Without any context, they all sound a bit overblown.
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