Comma before 'since'
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Comma before 'since'
The sentence is "this isn’t important, since we are speaking mainly about an erotic romance novel with the mystery coming next".
Editor says: "Unnecessary comma before subordinating conjunction".
Given that "since" is subordinating conjuction and follows a negative independent sentence ("this isn’t important") I considered that for reasons of clarity a comma should be put. If there wasn't a comma it can be implied that there was no relationship between the unimportant thing and the priority given on an erotic romance novel. Without the comma one could imply that it is important, but that the priority on erotic romance was not the critical factor contributing to the unimportance of other things. I thought we had a similar rationale with when to use a comma before 'because', that's why I followed the relevant rule provided in grammarly (https://www.grammarly.com/blog/comma-before-because/). Do you find it wrong? Any enlightenment would be welcome.
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