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Oddly placed commas that don't seem to serve any actual purpose in punctuation, but make it look like you should take odd pauses, as William Shatner does when delivering lines. > This is what Shatner commas look like: > …

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  1. Oddly placed commas that don't seem to serve any actual purpose in punctuation, but make it look like you should take odd pauses, as William Shatner does when delivering lines. > This is what Shatner commas look like: > When, we get to, the restaurant, we should, order some, tasty, beverages.