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   Big Al to this is what Ken Blake   
   Re: Microsoft might change the cadence o   
   24 Jul 20 11:40:55   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.windows7.general   
   From: Big_Al@invalid.com   
      
   On 7/24/20 10:29 AM, this is what Ken Blake wrote:   
   > On 7/23/2020 10:48 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 at 13:19:49, Wolffan  wrote:   
   >>> On 23 Jul 2020, Ken Blake wrote   
   >>> (in article ):   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 7/22/2020 10:53 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   >>>> > On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 at 09:42:50, Ken Blake    
   wrote:   
   >> []   
   >>>> > > But I disagree with that. What's wrong with bullet points?   
   >>>> > They can be quite effectively done with a lower-case letter O   
   >>>> >   
   >>>> > o like this.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Yes.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> > I've also seen people using a full stop (US: period; actually, probably   
   >>>> > best just to say a dot)   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I'm familiar with both "full stop" and "period." Probably most of us   
   >>>> here are.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> > . like this,   
   >>>> >   
   >>>> > but I think in most fonts the o is better.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Yes.   
   >>>   
   >>> those who use the o remind me of Arlen Holder. This is not something to be   
   >>> desired.   
   >>>   
   >> I'd agree with that undesirability, But I was using os before - I think   
   >> - I encountered him. (Not that I often find the need to use bullets at   
   >> all.)   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > I seldom use bullets. I am more likely to number points, like this:   
   >   
   > 1. First point   
   >   
   > 2. Second point   
   >   
   > 3. etc.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   I don't like those that use the bullets when there is only one in the list.   
      
   slkfj;alkjs;dlfkja;s   
   o  this is one   
      
   03298402983402[wuerwouer   
   o this is 2nd.   
      
   etc.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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