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user-inactivated · 3054 days ago · link · · parent · post: The L.E.D. Quandary: Why There’s No Such Thing as “Built to Last"
The punctuation, while accurate, is unnecessary because the sentence e could be simplified. For example, if I were to write it, it might come out like this . . .The bulb has been on almost continuously since 1901, he said. It surpassed a million hours in service in 2015, making it the longest-burning in the world according to Guinness World Records.
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user-inactivated · 3054 days ago · link ·
No. The issue is that the sentence is unnecessarily complex, creating a need for the extra punctuation. By rearranging the sentence structure and breaking it into two sentences, it cuts down on the punctuation and also makes it easier to read.