{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fe36a71f3869269deaf79a5/61caceec7902bd0013f630e9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"0396 – Pauses As A Signpost To Meaning","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fe36a71f3869269deaf79a5/1640517727663-c9732320b1dc90956152d18c807b99bc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>2022.01.31 – 0396 – Pauses As A Signpost To Meaning</p><p><br></p><p>As well as the above reasons, you pause to help signpost the sense of the sentence.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>You can pause between setting up a statement and presenting it:</p><p>“Crafted in stunning 9ct white gold / each of these studs boast a brilliant-cut solitaire diamond.”</p><p><br></p><p>You can pause to make a statement stand out:</p><p>“This / is the BBC” or as I say at the end of my podcast: “From London / I’m Peter Stewart”</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Peter Stewart"}