Punctuation question

[RizzoTheRat]

I've never really got the hang of colons and semi colons.

If I have a bulleted list like this

Soandso was responsible for the following tasks

• Doing A
• Leading B
• Dabbling in C

Can I also write it as

Soandso was responsible for a range of tasks: doing A; leading B; and dabbling in C.

Or have I got that all wrong?

[iphonedyou]

RizzoTheRat said:

I've never really got the hang of colons and semi colons.

If I have a bulleted list like this

Soandso was responsible for the following tasks

• Doing A
• Leading B
• Dabbling in C

Can I also write it as

Soandso was responsible for a range of tasks: doing A; leading B; and dabbling in C.

Or have I got that all wrong?

You can write it like that, yes.

[boyse7en]

RizzoTheRat said:

I've never really got the hang of colons and semi colons.

If I have a bulleted list like this

Soandso was responsible for the following tasks

• Doing A
• Leading B
• Dabbling in C

Can I also write it as

Soandso was responsible for a range of tasks: doing A; leading B; and dabbling in C.

Or have I got that all wrong?

Spot on.
The semi-colon means you can use also commas to add info if you want to.

Soandso was responsible for a range of tasks: doing A; leading B, where he specialised in X, Y and Z; and dabbling in C, which is how he ended up in hospital.