Comma Usage After Time Transition Word

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Comma Usage After Time Transition Word

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Let's say, hypothetically speaking, I'm reading something that uses multiple time transitions throughout the text, and a comma is never inputted after any of the transitions.

For example: "Then we would go to dinner."
"Later I will unpack my belongings."

The rule I looked up says that commas come after transition words, but I'm not sure if it's always the case. Should there be commas after time transition words? Would the above examples of "then" and "later" even be considered transitions?

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Some people choose to not use them after short transitions. It's not an objective error and considered stylistic.
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Post by heather_sidegigz88 »

MrsCatInTheHat wrote: ↑12 Feb 2021, 10:54 Some people choose to not use them after short transitions. It's not an objective error and considered stylistic.
Thank you for your insight! It is much appreciated. I thought it might not be a hard and fast rule, that's precisely why I wanted to double-check the information I stumbled upon earlier.
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