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Subject:Re: question: bulleted lists and periods From:"Porrello, Leonard" <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- TANDEM -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 30 Jul 1998 10:27:50 -0500
Oh, I forgot to mention, we consider the period in a bulleted list redundant
because its function, to demarcate the end of an idea (usually a sentence),
is served by the next bullet down on the list or by the next heading.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wigser, Sarah
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 1998 10:03 AM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: question: bulleted lists and periods
>
> Quick question:
> =A0
> What is the standard for using periods at the end of bulleted items? I =
> am
> having a mild argument with a sales rep and need to know what others =
> use?
> =A0
> Please respond directly to me - don't know how interesting of a topic =
> this
> is!!!
> =A0
> TIA
> =A0
