Nothing new about that. The colon was always "formal,"
vs comma "informal." What has changed is that during
the past few decades (I'd say more like 30-40 years)
there has been a relentless march toward "friendly
informality" in all walks of life in the US, including
business. Whether this represents a good or bad thing
is another question.
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: "Ron Wilbanks" <rwilbanks1 -at- carrie-all -dot- com>
Therefore, I would have to believe that over the course
of the past 50 years, especially with the advent of e-mail,
the comma is seen as more "friendly/informal" than the colon.
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