The reason I don't mind it here is that it removes an ambiguity of syntax that otherwise remains until the end of the sentence. Which is some way off at the time.
Compare: "Other than that I am, as usual, of no value whatsoever other than as a great way of distributing commas, there's nothing wrong with me".
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Date: 2004-12-14 04:39 pm (UTC)Compare: "Other than that I am, as usual, of no value whatsoever other than as a great way of distributing commas, there's nothing wrong with me".