So I recently read about 場合 for the use of "situation, or circumstance". What
is the difference between ～場合、, 場合は, and 場合には? My friend couldn't explain it.
He just said you need to feel for which is correct. If I had to guess, I'd say
the は is optional and thus can be replaced by the comma, and the には is for
added emphasis. Is that at all close?
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nuances particles
～場合、 vs 場合は vs 場合には
> I'd say the は is optional and thus can be replaced by the comma, and the には
> is for added emphasis.

I agree with your guess. There is no tricky difference here.

One pattern I noticed was that in written language, `〜場合、` is much less likely
to be used when in the second half of a sentence:

> X の場合、Y しよう。
>
> 今日は雨だし、 X の場合は Y しよう。

But this is more about legibility and visual flow. Keep this in mind when
omitting the `は`, so you don't create a choppy sentence or an ugly “visual
run-on”:

> 今日は雨だし、X の場合どうする？ (Good)
>
> 今日は雨だし、X の場合、学校行かない (Flow is choppy)
>
> 今日は雨だし、X の場合学校行かない (Harder to read)
>
> 今日は雨だし、X の場合は学校行かない (Good)

(In spoken language, as you may know, there won't need to be a discernable
pause at the comma. 「Xのばあいがっこういかない」 with no audible comma will be understood
just fine.)
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