Does putting a colon at the end of any list count as a good method?
I know that I can’t remember the name of the rule as of yet. We know that a colon is usually used to elaborate on one idea or to solve a problem. I understand this. I love
all types of burritos: Californian, Mexican, French, etc. ” What
I am wondering about is the rule for flipping this structure. Is it right to have it precede the list first? What are
the best recipes I can find if I love anything ‘Durrito’? ”
“Ten thousand times”?
Although style guide typically covers lists in some detail ( Chicago Manual of Style, Fifteenth Edition, for example, devotes five pages to issues involved in punctuating lists), I’ve not found any style guide that talks about how to punctuate a list in reverse. Probably this unaccustomed reserve reflects the notion that such an approach will seldom come up come up in writing destined for supervised publication. Asking a style guide meant that you won’t have to look over your shoulder at someone who is disapproving. So why?
According to Edwin Ashworth’s suggestion to use ellipsis points, using an em dash instead will likewise signal that you have finished itemizing parallel items on your list and are now ready to say something more general about them.
One approach that has come more popular in recent years and that I detest is the series of one-word or short-phrased sentences followed by the generally applicable comment. Why is
Spring. Summer. Autumn. Winter. This is the complete word. The seasons come and the seasons go, and yet no one is actually doing anything about them.
When would you implement your
example: Californian. Mexican. French. Etc. I love that I can get multiple burritos to feed myself.
I’m not sure whether writers who employ this type of punctuation think the period separations give their writing admirable gravitas, or whether they think their readers need to digest their prose in tiny bites, or whether they think the style is cute or hip, but’ve run into instances of it all too often in the past few years, and I can’t think of anything positive to say about it.
All kinds of burritos: Californian, Mexican, French, etc. I love many of them.
What is the typical way to say it. Well, maybe I just’m a pretty nice person now?
For my family: Californian, Mexican, French, etc. I love all burritos.
Is almost right – try changing the colon into a dash ( “, ” not a “;”) and I would lose the “etc. Mexican,
Californian and French: ” I love burritos. The flavors are insane.
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