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From: | Anthony W. Youngman |
Subject: | Re: `:' vs `.' in doc files |
Date: | Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:22:39 +0000 |
User-agent: | Turnpike/6.05-U (<kDS6TNdoPTiZP3mvsmR+2+BQCu>) |
Probably depends on whether it's American or English style, and modern or archaic ...> you've changed a lot of `.' at the end of paragraphs into `:' if > the text is followed by an example. I think this is wrong. IIRC, > it is better style in English to close with a full stop. Sorry, I don't know good English style, I'd better changed nothing.Similar to you I'm no expert in English style, but I remember that I've done the same as you (this is, replacing full stops with colons) and others told me that it's better to not do this.
Personally, I feel that a full stop is exactly that - it brings things to a full stop. If I'm referring forwards to a following example I'd use a colon, eg "Please see the following example: ...". However, I'd suspect that usage is considered archaic.
Unless you've been taught English grammar, you are unlikely to understand the usage of : and ;, and most kids nowadays are not taught grammar :-(
Cheers, Wol -- Anthony W. Youngman - address@hidden
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