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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Long list and using semi-colon, please read this passage and comment
I am editing something for an internship and would like to know if this passage is acceptable as written:
SMS (short message service): This is often referred to as "text" or "text messaging." It's the ability to send text-based messages person to person (P2P); from person to application, such as a voting application (P2A); or application to person, as with an acknowledgement or information (A2P).
Is it ok to use the semi-colons there? It seems that only commas would be necessary (and maybe parenthesis could be used where the commas are used to delineate). Could an expert comment on the gramatically correct way this could be formatted?
Thanks so much!
SMS (short message service): This is often referred to as "text" or "text messaging." It's the ability to send text-based messages person to person (P2P); from person to application, such as a voting application (P2A); or application to person, as with an acknowledgement or information (A2P).
Is it ok to use the semi-colons there? It seems that only commas would be necessary (and maybe parenthesis could be used where the commas are used to delineate). Could an expert comment on the gramatically correct way this could be formatted?
Thanks so much!
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" It's the ability to send text-based messages person to person (P2P); from person to application, such as a voting application (P2A); or application to person, as with an acknowledgement or information (A2P). Is it ok to use the semi-colons there? It seems that only commas would be necessary (and maybe parenthesis could be used where the commas are used to delineate).
- " It's the ability to send text-based messages person to person (P2P); from person to application, such as a voting application (P2A); or application to person, as with an acknowledgement or information (A2P).
- Is it ok to use the semi-colons there?
- It seems that only commas would be necessary (and maybe parenthesis could be used where the commas are used to delineate).
- Could an expert comment on the gramatically correct way this could be formatted?
- Thanks so much!
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AnonymousI am editing something for an internship and would like to know if this passage is acceptable as written:
SMS (short message service): This is often referred to as "text" or "text messaging." It's the ability to send text-based messages person to person (P2P); from person to application, such as a voting application (P2A); or application to person, as wi
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Yes, when you have items in a list that contain commas within them, you can (and even should) use semi-colons to separate the items in the list, the way you would use commas for a simple list.
Note that you say "person to person" and "application to person" but "FROM person to application." You should be consistent in whether you include the FROM or not.
Note that you say "person to person" and "application to person" but "FROM person to application." You should be consistent in whether you include the FROM or not.
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