![]() ![]() Start with a colon and end with a full stop if the list is a sentence Capital letters in bullet pointsĪlways use a capital letter on the first word of each line. ![]() Why care about whether your bullet points and numbered lists have punctuation, “and/or”s, and the like?īecause all of this affects readability, and y’all know, we live in the Golden Age of Skimreading. This post details the punctuation rules for the style guides I’ve written for various companies, based on AP Style (used by journalists), Macquarie style, Oxford style, and a few others. That’s why it’s spelled out in most of the major style guides. ![]() Image source: Photo by Karen Su, Lonely Planet meme from QuickMemes. If you’ve ever had *that* discussion with a colleague about how to use punctuation in bullet points or numbered lists – and I know you have, because you asked me to post about it – then you’ll know it’s a controversial topic. ![]()
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