0396 – Pauses As A Signpost To Meaning

2022.01.31 – 0396 – Pauses As A Signpost To MeaningAs 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.