Originally Posted by
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What the "take away" from this is that I AM embarrassed and will be more careful in the future.
You could use a comma after the
is in your statement. It provides better pause and clarity for the ease of the reader. The comma is used where ambiguity might otherwise arise.
I'm not sure the quotes are needed around
take away, either. It may be better to avoid this type of technical jargon altogether, and substitute for a more well-suited word or phrase, such as
lesson learned.