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Subject:Items in a list From:"Krahn, Al" <AKRA -at- MUSIC -dot- LIB -dot- MATC -dot- EDU> Date:Thu, 19 May 1994 23:32:41 CDT
Finally down to preferences?
Hardly.
Putting the items in a bulleted list is a viable and clear
alternative to commas in a series. The space replaces the
comma. Remember, you can leave out the "and" and not cause
confusion in a regular series (It is, in fact, the only
other rhetorical option.), but you can't leave out the
comma without the potential for ambiguity. Numbering is
much the same. These are good alternatives for clarity.
(They also add white space.)
AKRA
Albert E. Krahn E-Mail AKRA -at- MUSIC -dot- LIB -dot- MATC -dot- EDU
Division of Lib. Arts and Sciences Fax 414/297-7990
Milwaukee Area Technical College Ph (H) 414/476-4025
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443 Ph (W) 414/297-6519
