G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
On Mon, 2005-03-07 at 09:18 -0500, Diane Mackay wrote:
G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
Some changes were made recently to a couple of FAQ entries and I think that we should discuss the changes made. Specifically adding commas to lists. You see, when I went to school, lists did not need commas; however I see in CVS that they were put in.
So which is it to be commas in a list or no commas?
In either case ALL the existing documents, including help, need to be checked
and corrected to whatever standard we choose.
Ger,
I looked up the use of lists in two college English textbooks (early 1980s) and in a fairly new dictionary (year 2000), and I agree that your method is correct. My edits to the FAQs were wrong. I'm very sorry.
Thank you very much for pointing out my error. I appreciate it, and I learned from it.
No problem. I just want to ensure that we are on the same page. Did you catch Jean's message? Seems that there is room for both formats. We should be consistent in our usage; otherwise there is confusion.
Anyone else?
I agree as well. We should pick one way, and stick to it.
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