# Is Time an illusion?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 2, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-an-illusion/552385 "2010-09-02T14:21:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-an-illusion/552385/4 "2010-09-02T14:30:09Z")

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> [@unravel the mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unravel-the-mystery/552056/29):
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> When, people, use, commas, for, no, reason,.

Commas may be used anywhere in dialogue or exposition to indicate the tempo of speech. I may have to use that over in GD, in the future.

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