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Subject:Re: Punctuation: Period From:Dan Glovier <Mailbox!tsh!dan -at- MCS -dot- NET> Date:Wed, 8 Mar 1995 16:17:54 -0600
The Gods overheard Sevigny, Josee state:
>What do you guys do when "etc." is the last word within a list in
>parentheses and the last word of the sentence at the same time?
>* ..., etc.). Other sentence...
>* ..., etc.) Other sentence...
>* ..., etc.) Other sentence...
>I could not find the info in "Canadian Style".
I guess that would depend on if the list was part of a sentence (such as this
one). (Or whether it was a parenthetical sentence.)
The first example you give would be good for my first example, a parenthetical
list
that is part of a sentence. Your second example is what I would do if it was a
parenthetical sentence ending in etc.
Did you forget something in your third example? I don't see a difference between
your
2nd and 3rd example.
My two cents,
--
Dan Glovier
dan -at- tsh -dot- com
"Wanna go back to fifth grade, but I'd be 23."
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