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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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0Is it proper to use two colons in a row, like the following?02br
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00First let's begin with the family01u00:02u00 dad01u00:02u00 he is a huge and majestic fireplace. 0-
  

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12br 12br 10First let's begin with the family11u 10:12u 10 dad11u 10:12u 10 he is a huge and majestic fireplace. 12br 12br 12blockquote 11b 01font 00As you have it, this is incorrect. 02font 02b 02br 02br 01b 01font 00Let's begin with the family: Dad, a huge and majestic fireplace; Mom, a sweet and unassuming presence; Sis, a royal pain in the neck; Bud, the bane of everone's existence.

— Philip

  • 12br 12br 10First let's begin with the family11u 10:12u 10 dad11u 10:12u 10 he is a huge and majestic fireplace.
  • 12br 12br 12blockquote 11b 01font 00As you have it, this is incorrect.
  • 02font 02b 02br 02br 01b 01font 00Let's begin with the family: Dad, a huge and majestic fireplace; Mom, a sweet and unassuming presence; Sis, a royal pain in the neck; Bud, the bane of everone's existence.
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