I haven't heard of it, either. Perhaps the teacher was fond of it, or perhaps it's a regional/national difference? I'm from the States and I haven't heard of it before now.
Tarage On Feb 6, 2007, at 3:14 PM, Charles Beck wrote: > This is a new one on me. I have only ever used a colon. > > Chuck > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Brierley, Sean > Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 3:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TCP] Introduce a list with colon + dash, history > > When I was a lad, we used a colon plus dash to introduce a list. > > <snip> > > Anyone else taught that way? Why was it taught that way, what's the > history? Why was it discontinued? Am I losing my mind? > > Cheers, > > Sean > > > ______________________________________________ > > Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. > New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help > technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. > > > DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of "TECHCOMMPROS" to get a > discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. > http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml > _______________________________________________ > > Technical Communication Professionals > > Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: > http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com > Subscribe (email): send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com > ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of "TECHCOMMPROS" to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
