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Subject:Re: question: bulleted lists and periods From:Anne Weiner <annew -at- INTERDYN -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 30 Jul 1998 08:53:27 -0700
Sarah,
I'm not aware of a "standard" for bulleted lists, but I can tell you
that I find bulleted lists without an initial cap and a period--even
those made of sentence fragments--look messy and incomplete. My opinion.
Anne Weiner, Technical Writer
Internet Dynamics, Inc.
3717 Thousand Oaks Boulevard
Westlake Village, CA 91301
voice: 805 / 370-2234 mailto:annew -at- interdyn -dot- com http://www.interdyn.com
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> Quick question:
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> What is the standard for using periods at the end of bulleted items? I
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> having a mild argument with a sales rep and need to know what others =
> use?
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> Please respond directly to me - don't know how interesting of a topic
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