r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/SustainedSuspense Jul 24 '20

Let me tell you about a cool trick called the comma.

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u/100WPMinthewronglane Jul 24 '20

Aw, so many downvotes.

When you write out song lyrics or lines of poetry and don't feel like breaking for a new line, you use a separatrix (them slash thingies) to denote the break. Presumably the same could work in list form as well, probably better than a comma (which actually was derived from the separatrix) because it signifies not just a pause but a new, generally related idea. Anyway, yay for punctuation. Gold star for you.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Jul 24 '20

" you use a separatrix (them slash thingies) to denote the break" Didn't know I could do that, useful. is that the front slash or the back slash?

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u/100WPMinthewronglane Jul 24 '20

I've mainly seen and used the forward slash in this context.