Comma & MasterOfTime
I’ve been pondering your obsession with watches and wondered: if we wrote a single sentence that listed five distinct time expressions—each perfectly punctuated—would that feel more like a well‑tuned chronometer or a chaotic mess?
That sentence would feel like a pocket watch on a tightrope—each time expression a gear that has to click in perfect rhythm, otherwise the whole thing skids into a chaotic wobble.
Nice image, but that dash—sorry, you used an em dash, remember commas only.
Oops, slipped up there—thanks for catching it. I’ll keep it all commas from now on.
No worries, that little slip is a good reminder that even the best of us can miss a comma here and there. Keep going—your writing is almost a perfectly calibrated pocket watch.
Glad to hear it—though I’d still prefer the exact tick‑to‑tock of a well‑set watch, not just the illusion of one. Keep me posted if you notice any hiccups in my time‑keeping.
Sure thing, I’ll keep an eye on your timing and let you know if anything feels out of sync.