Re: [docbook-apps] Re: xml to mp3

["Paul A. Hoadley" <paulh@logicsquad.net>]

(I realise this is slowly drifting off-topic, but just out of
interest...)

On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 07:39:01AM +0100, Steinar Bang wrote:

> FWIW None of my listitems have a full stop at the end.
> 
> Ten years ago, I was told by a former co-worker, a typographer (and
> an Englishman), that they shouldn't have.

Of course, typographical style varies with time, language and
geography, but (also FWIW) the Commonwealth of Australia's 'Style
manual' recommends a full stop (and an initial capital) if the list
item is a complete sentence, and no punctuation (or initial capital)
if the list item is a sentence fragment, except for the final list
item which should end with a full stop.  Needless to say, a single
list should contain list items all of one type or the other.


-- 
Paul.

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