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I want to convey the pause between the "then" and the rest of the sentence. But I'm not sure a comma is the correct punctuation to use. Then, when the smoke had cleared Jane Or is an ellipsis...
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punctuation
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System
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2019-12-08T04:01:37Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Liath
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2019-12-08T04:01:37Z (over 4 years ago)
I want to convey the pause between the "then" and the rest of the sentence. But I'm not sure a comma is the correct punctuation to use. > Then, when the smoke had cleared Jane Or is an ellipsis better? I tend to reserve it for when someone trails off or is interupted in the middle of speech. > Then... when the smoke had cleared Jane Are either of these correct or is there a better way to express this pause?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-02-05T08:23:00Z (about 9 years ago)
Original score: 2