Re: Punctuation question

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

Nothing new about that.  The colon was always "formal,"
vs comma "informal."  What has changed is that during
the past few decades (I'd say more like 30-40 years)
there has been a relentless march toward "friendly
informality" in all walks of life in the US, including 
business.  Whether this represents a good or bad thing
is another question.

Gene Kim-Eng



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Wilbanks" <rwilbanks1 -at- carrie-all -dot- com>
Therefore, I would have to believe that over the course 
of the past 50 years, especially with the advent of e-mail, 
the comma is seen as more "friendly/informal" than the colon.

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