[வெள்ளி பிப்ரவரி 21, 2025] Robert Pluim wrote: >>>>>> On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:46:47 +0530, Visuwesh said: > > Stephen> Or "instead, since it provides", since it's a justification of the > Stephen> recommendation. > > Visuwesh> Are you supposed to have a comma before since? In any case, is the > Visuwesh> grammar of > > Contrast: > > Itʼs not mandatory but since the sentence is long itʼs nice to > provide the comma in order to allow the reader to pause mentally. > > with putting commas between the clauses: > > Itʼs not mandatory, but since the sentence is long, itʼs nice to > provide the comma in order to allow the reader to pause mentally. > > The following would be excessive (also known as "Shatner-mode"): > > Itʼs not mandatory, but, since the sentence is long, itʼs nice to > provide the comma, in order to allow the reader to pause, mentally. > > In short: the comma before "since" works well. Right, thanks for the hint. I was using commas excessively at one point in time, but that got me some comments which ended me here... [ One of these days, I should finish reading The Elements of Style. ] > Visuwesh> If you intend to use `tab-bar-mode' with `winner-mode', we recommend > Visuwesh> using `tab-bar-history-mode' instead, since it provides tab-specific > Visuwesh> window configuration history, and is better behaved when > Visuwesh> `tab-bar-mode' is turned on. > > Visuwesh> correct? > > >> That works as well. Iʼm told that using ';' is falling out of favour, > >> since allegedly the youth of today donʼt understand it. > > Visuwesh> It is hard to figure out where to put the semicolon. It falling out of > Visuwesh> favour means there aren't plenty of examples unless you're reading > Visuwesh> Victorian novels I suppose. > > Anytime there can be a comma, there can be a semicolon. Easy 🙂 Wasn't there a distinction between a "short" and a "long" pause? Something about short clauses? In any case, how about the attached?