: Writing a brief report in a job I recall a comma limit rule with respect to many things (inanimate) in a list e.g. "I have completed an initial patrol of all the interior/exterior points,

I recall a comma limit rule with respect to many things (inanimate) in a list e.g. "I have completed an initial patrol of all the interior/exterior points, including: doors, openings, passages, stairways, courtyard, entry gates & surroundings; also, garbage/recycle room & elevaor area @ P1:
How can I make this most readable?

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I think you're intending to ask, "how can I make this most readable."
I'd suggest the following for something that is more than 4 items long for the sake of readability:

I have completed an initial patrol of all the interior/exterior points, including:

doors
openings
passages
stairways
courtyard
entry gates & surroundings [NB logical grouping]
garbage/recycle room
elevator area @ P1

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: Writing a brief report in a job I recall a comma limit rule with respect to many things (inanimate) in a list e.g. "I have completed an initial patrol of all the interior/exterior points,

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