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ubermanyesterday at 1:35 PM2 repliesview on HN

I would always prefer to do:

"There is no greater joy in life than typing a sentence, realising it needs a clarification, a caveat, an addendum (in the same sentence, not a new one) and, guess what, parentheses are right there for you."


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ryukopostingyesterday at 1:50 PM

> There is no greater joy in life than typing a sentence and realising it needs a clarification, a caveat, an addendum (in the same sentence, not a new one) and guess what? Parentheses are right there for you.

That's what I'd do. Note the conversion of the first comma to "and," as well.

inigyouyesterday at 2:25 PM

The parentheses bind tightly to "an addendum" and change the meaning

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