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This package includes these [ items | parts | applications | or
whatever specific class of items is listed ]:
* Blah
* Blah
I would do so for two reasons:
1. It's a full sentence, not a fragment.
2. It doesn't rely on reading direction, unlike "following" (or "below"
or other relative-position term).
IIRC, this is what A Major IT Company has in its style guide. They do A
LOT of translation. ;)
David
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: introducing lists ...
From: Sean Brierley <[1]sean -dot- brierley -at- gerberscientific -dot- com>
Date: Fri, August 07, 2015 1:29 pm
To: "[2]techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <[3]techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Question about using lists. Which would you prefer and why? Does a
requirement for translation make a difference? Assume each of the
following
fragments is followed by a list that correctly uses parallel structure.
1) This package includes
2) This package includes:
3) This package includes the following:
References
1. mailto:sean -dot- brierley -at- gerberscientific -dot- com
2. mailto:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
3. mailto:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
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