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It is common to omit end-dots in lists with very short items: Shop list: * Milk * Bread * Probably eggs It is common to use end-dots in lists with long descriptive items: Things which should b...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T10:36:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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john c. j.
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2019-12-08T10:36:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
It is common to omit end-dots in lists with very short items:
Shop list:
* Milk
* Bread
* Probably eggs
It is common to use end-dots in lists with long descriptive items:
Things which should be researched for my research:
* Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah.
* Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah.
* Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah.
But what about 50/50 case?
Some list:
* Blah blah.
* Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah.
* Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah.
* Blah blah.
* Blah blah.
* Blah blah.
Some another example for 50/50 case:
Shop list:
* Buy milk and bread.
* Buy eggs. Hmm... Or maybe meat instead. What is better? I need to think about it some more.
* Buy wine.
* Buy cheese. Nota bene: it should have large holes in it. Never buy a cheese with small holes. Never.
* Buy tomatoes.
* Buy bottled water.
Should we use dots here? Should we avoid it? Or should we use them for items 2 and 3 only? What is the common/best practice?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-01-15T10:30:14Z (almost 6 years ago)
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