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I should know the answer to this question myself as I was born and grew up
in the U.S. and I now live in the U.K., but here goes.
In standard American English (whatever that is, but that's another debate),
colons are used to set off lists.
This tutorial will cover these points:
a. blah blah etc.
However, many of my colleagues in Yorkshire, England seem to use a
semi-colon for this purpose.
This tutorial will cover these points;
a. blah blah
Is this "correct"? Or should they be using a colon (as I think they should).
Are there any other major/important puntuaction rules which change when they
cross the Pond?
Thanks,
John
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John Trollope - John -dot- Trollope -at- Team17 -dot- com \ "Un dictionnaire,
French translator and product localiser \ c'est tout l'univers http://www2.team17.com/~jtrollope/francais/ \ par ordre alphabétique"
Team17 Software, Ltd.-http://www.Team17.com \ Anatole France
"A dictionary is the entire universe in alphabetical order" - Anatole France
