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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Punctuating short lists
What would the proper punctuation of the following be?
Total assets, $265,365. Accounts payable, $47,344.
Would it remain as is or would you use a semicolon instead of a comma?
Thanks so much.
Total assets, $265,365. Accounts payable, $47,344.
Would it remain as is or would you use a semicolon instead of a comma?
Thanks so much.
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Hi, What would the proper punctuation of the following be? Total assets, $265,365. Accounts payable, $47,344.
- Hi, What would the proper punctuation of the following be?
- Total assets, $265,365.
- Accounts payable, $47,344.
- Would it remain as is or would you use a semicolon instead of a comma?
- There are really no strict punctuation rules for a list, unless you want to make it part of a sentence, whcih is not what you have done here.
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Hi,
What would the proper punctuation of the following be?
Total assets, $265,365. Accounts payable, $47,344.
Would it remain as is or would you use a semicolon instead of a comma?
There are really no strict punctuation rules for a list, unless you want to make it part of a sentence, whcih is not what you have done here.
We often write such
What would the proper punctuation of the following be?
Total assets, $265,365. Accounts payable, $47,344.
Would it remain as is or would you use a semicolon instead of a comma?
There are really no strict punctuation rules for a list, unless you want to make it part of a sentence, whcih is not what you have done here.
We often write such
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Thanks so much Clive. I should have clarified. This is part of a question and answer transcript, so it would read like this:
Q: Total assets, $565,878. Accounts payable, $57,343.
A: Those sound right to me.
They are being read off as a list. Now I'm wondering if it should be a colon. As in the following:
Q: Total assets: $565,878. Accounts payable:
Q: Total assets, $565,878. Accounts payable, $57,343.
A: Those sound right to me.
They are being read off as a list. Now I'm wondering if it should be a colon. As in the following:
Q: Total assets: $565,878. Accounts payable:
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