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Dlwalke Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
open vs closed parentheses for lists
Are there any rules for using open vs closed parentheses for lists. This is my rule but more often than not I see other people doing their own thing.
A list that is embedded in text should use closed parentheses to itemize things, like (a) this thing, (b) that thing, and (c) something else. In contrast, a list where each line is its own item and therefore no text to the left, can use open parentheses, like
a) thing thing
b) that thing, and
c) the final thing.
A list that is embedded in text should use closed parentheses to itemize things, like (a) this thing, (b) that thing, and (c) something else. In contrast, a list where each line is its own item and therefore no text to the left, can use open parentheses, like
a) thing thing
b) that thing, and
c) the final thing.
Top answer
Don't know where the smiley face came from. It was suppose to be (a) not
- Don't know where the smiley face came from.
- It was suppose to be (a) not
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Don't know where the smiley face came from. It was suppose to be (a) not 
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hmmmmmm...well, I guess it just always replaces the first of two parentheses with a smiley face
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You have become a victim of the emoticons. My favorite is (d). If you want to avoid this, you have to leave a space.
As for your question, generally if you have a list with line breaks after each item, you'll see
1)
2)
3)
or
1.
2.
3.
When you use "running text" (it looks like a paragraph, without line returns) then using both marks will make it ea
As for your question, generally if you have a list with line breaks after each item, you'll see
1)
2)
3)
or
1.
2.
3.
When you use "running text" (it looks like a paragraph, without line returns) then using both marks will make it ea
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