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Subject:Re: commas and bullets From:RoseRead -at- AOL -dot- COM Date:Thu, 19 May 1994 10:07:11 EDT
In response to the following:
I sed: > Bullet the danged list!
> Attach the wires in the following order:
> *red,
> *green,
> *blue and white, and
> *purple.
So Guy sed:
>>Ah, but SueP -- that raises another editorial issue:
>> Should we even _include_ the punctuation and
conjunction in a bulleted list? Or do it thus:
] Attach the wires in the following order:
] * red
] * green
] * blue and white
] * purple
>>>At least we're down to an issue of simple preference rather than whether
>>>someone can understand the meaning! IOW, do it whichever way blows your
>>>>skirt up! suepstewrt -at- aol -dot- com
By the time the discussion gets this long and complex, I say skip the writing
and compose a graphic with the caption, "do this."
Kim
(roseread -at- aol -dot- com)
