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Q&A Is it OK to use a single parenthesis after each number in a list?

If it is ok for your personal style (or specified company style) than yes, it is. Otherwise leave it. As I have learned it in school (and I'm from Germany so it does not refer directly to English)...

posted 12y ago by John Smithers‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:22:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar John Smithers‭ · 2019-12-08T02:22:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
If it is ok for your personal style (or specified company style) than yes, it is. Otherwise leave it.

As I have learned it in school (and I'm from Germany so it does not refer directly to English), periods were used for numbers, parentheses for letters:

1. Point one is divided into the subpoints a), b) and c)  
a) This is a subitem  
b) This is the next  
c) (You will never figure out this one)

2. Second topic

I could imagine that it started in English the same way and got mixed up during time (like it is in German). I see rarely a., b. and c. but it also happens. Again, a matter of personal style.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-05-16T17:30:38Z (over 12 years ago)
Original score: 1