title: Breaking a list into multiple columns in Latex
body: <p>Hopefully this is simple: I have a relatively long list where each list item contains very little text. For example:</p>
  
  <pre>
  * a
  * b
  * c
  * d
  * e
  * f
  </pre>
  
  <p>I wish to format it like so:</p>
  
  <pre>
  * a     * d
  * b     * e
  * c     * f
  </pre>
  
  <p>I would rather not create a table with 2 lists as I want to be able to easily change the list without worrying about updating all the columns.</p>
  
  <p>What is the best way to do this in latex?</p>