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Fun with Commas

10/22/2025

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And not just commas! Take one or two sentences from your revise/rethink. Take it through as many iterations as you can a la what I did with I shot the sheriff. Once you've posted your sentences. Indicate what you are trying to express and identify the sentence you think does that the best. Finally, read the sentences of your colleagues. Do you agree with their choice? Is there a different sentence from their buffet of sentences you think works better? Is there a way you don't see there that you think could work better? Post your response to each of your colleagues. 
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Alexandra O'Brien
11/1/2025 01:53:48 pm

- Noticing more freckles on their skin and a change in their smile, feeling that familiar disconnect.

-Noticing more freckles on their skin, and a change in their smile. Feeling that familiar disconnect. (I like this one)

-Noticing more freckles on their skin, and a change in their smile; feeling that familiar disconnect.

-Noticing more freckles on their skin. And a change in their smile. Feeling that familiar disconnect.

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- I see him in every birthday candle I blow out, in every wish that he is not present for me to make, even after 21 years.

-I see him in every birthday candle I blow out. In every wish that he is not present for me to make. Even after 21 years.

-I see him in every birthday candle I blow out, in every wish that he is not present for me to make. Even after 21 years. (I like this one)

-I see him in every birthday candle I blow out, in every wish that he is not present for me to make - even after 21 years.

-I see him in every birthday candle I blow out, in every wish that he is not present for me to make; even after 21 years.

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I think I like the two versions I chose because the beginning thought is completed but broken up with a comma, and the end cap is delivered powerfully with a shorter, more direct end marked by a period. It is also how I feel it flows best. I read this confidently in my head and think it sounds nice out loud.

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