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Subject:Re: about use of single bullets From:John G <john -at- garisons -dot- com> To:vincentpr -at- trfnova -dot- com Date:Wed, 10 May 2017 08:56:11 -0400
I'm OK with the judicious use of single bullets. I agree -- sometimes they
just look better. If I can't use a bullet, I'll indent the text to set it
off.
On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 7:51 PM, Vincent <vincentpr -at- trfnova -dot- com> wrote:
> Soliciting your opinions (or declaration of practice)...
> I know the style rule of thumb not to use a bullet for a single item.
> However for a two page flyer, I have several subheaders with multiple
> items bulleted -- except for the first one which has only one item. I
> have this [single] bulleted too, and from an aesthetic (lining up the
> item over the other bulleted items in the other sections; subliminal
> appearance) it looks good. But I could of course remove the bullet
> from the orphan item and align its first letter on its line at the same
> point as to where the bullets below it are aligned. But the slight
> formatting difference would stand out.
> Opinions?
> Vincent
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