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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

a colon or a period

The following are the popular wines in our restrant: ABC wine, XYX wine,.... (described without bullet points)


Can I replace a colon (the last of the first sentence) with a period?

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Hi, The following are the popular wines in our rest au rant : ABC wine , XYX wine ,.. (described without bullet points) Can I replace a colon (the last of the first sentence) with a period? Yes, you can, the grammar police will not come and arrest you (I hope).

— Clive

  • Hi, The following are the popular wines in our rest au rant : ABC wine , XYX wine ,..
  • (described without bullet points) Can I replace a colon (the last of the first sentence) with a period?
  • Yes, you can, the grammar police will not come and arrest you (I hope).
  • But then it is no longer a single grammatical sentence.
  • eg The following are the popular wines in our rest au rant.
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Hi,
The following are the popular wines in our restaurant: ABC wine, XYX wine,.. (described without bullet points)




Can I replace a colon (the last of the first sentence) with a period?
Yes, you can, the grammar police will not come and arrest you (I hope).
But then it is no longer a single grammatical sentence
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Thanks, Clive.
CliveYes, you can, the grammar police will not come and arrest you (I hope).
I hope so.
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Hi,
Not in formal writing, no.

Clive
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May I suggest an alternative?

Popular wines in our restaurant include ABC, DEF, GHI, and XYZ.
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Thanks, Clive and GG.
Grammar GeekPopular wines in our restaurant include ABC, DEF, GHI, and XYZ.
Understand.
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