• Zak8022@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I do this so much at work and have to constantly remind myself not to overdo it (otherwise people will think I’m crazy).

    • Alteon@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’ve learned to back off and realize that commas, instead of parentheses, often work just fine.

      • Dave@lemmy.nz
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        1 year ago

        But I’ve already used commas to add more information to the sentence, how can I fit in more information without parentheses?

        • hayes_@sh.itjust.works
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          1 year ago

          Consider the humble “em dash” — some people use it to interject a completely different sentence in the middle of another — the next time you’re trying to avoid parentheses.

    • arkh2183@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Usually by my third edit I’m ready to send. Of course, by then I’ve begun to question if anyone is interested in my option anyway and why am I sending this email? They probably know all this already and I’m too stupid to have realized it.

    • sock@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      im like small sentence (heres some back story though (and some deeper context thats needed (also something vaguely related to thing))).

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      1 year ago

      Occasionally replace the parenthesis with a semicolon – or dashes – and you can get away with it more often.

      • Classy@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        I am guilty of overusing em dashes — I just think they’re aesthetically pleasing, even if they’re often unnecessary.