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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Colon
Am i using the colon correctly in this sentence...
She swore: not a lot, just once or twice
She swore: not a lot, just once or twice
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In a way, yes. It is serving the correct structural function, but a colon is rather formal while your text is not. It would be better served with an m-dash: She swore — not a lot, just once or twice.
- In a way, yes.
- It is serving the correct structural function, but a colon is rather formal while your text is not.
- It would be better served with an m-dash: She swore — not a lot, just once or twice.
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In a way, yes. It is serving the correct structural function, but a colon is rather formal while your text is not. It would be better served with an m-dash:
She swore—not a lot, just once or twice.
She swore—not a lot, just once or twice.
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