FW: question: bulleted lists and periods

[Connie Fabian-Isaacs <cfisaacs -at- VISIONAEL -dot- COM>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Connie Fabian-Isaacs
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 1998 10:30 AM
To: 'Wigser, Sarah'
Subject: RE: question: bulleted lists and periods


Hi Sarah,

This is an age-old arguement that goes on all the time.  The Chicago Manual
of Style
says you should not put a period after a bullet-list item unless it is a
complete sentence.

The Chicago Manual of Style is not the last word, however, because other
style manuals differ.
So what I have done is made up my own rule. That is: When it makes sense to
use a period, I do.  When
it doesn't make sense to use a period I don't.  I know this seems like a
vague answer, but there
just aren't any hard and fast rules on it that I could find.  I'll be
interested in the answers you
receive.

Connie

-----Original Message-----
From: Wigser, Sarah [mailto:Sarah -dot- Wigser -at- CONNECT -dot- XEROX -dot- COM]
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:
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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?
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Please respond directly to me - don't know how interesting of a topic =
this
is!!!
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TIA
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