Comment by Chilko
3 days ago
That sentence structure of the first example ('subject, long tangent, conclusion') is very common in the German language (and a major annoyance for me when reading German), so perhaps the author has that background?
3 days ago
That sentence structure of the first example ('subject, long tangent, conclusion') is very common in the German language (and a major annoyance for me when reading German), so perhaps the author has that background?
It's also a very typical sentence structure taught in US English. I learned it around 7th grade where there's a huge push to teach formulaic ways to use commas properly instead of just sprinkling them everywhere in run-on sentences.
Googling now, that usage is often referred to as using commas to offset a non-essential clause.
Notably, because German has more articles and conjugations, this writing style is very clear and easy to follow in German, at least to native speakers.