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203. The Relative Duration

of these pauses is described as: Comma While you count One. Semicolon " " " Two. Colon " " " Three. Period " " " Four. This, however, is not an infallible rule, because the duration of the pauses should be regulated by the degree of rapidity with which the matter is being read. In slow reading the duration of the pauses should be increased.