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Sailsofoblivion Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Colon Use

Hi there,

In this instance is my use of a colon acceptable?

The truth is: I know who me is, I just don’t have the confidence to be him

Thanks in advance!
  

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sailsofoblivion use of a colon It seems unnecessary to me. I would not use it. I would write it a little differently.

— CalifJim

  • sailsofoblivion use of a colon It seems unnecessary to me.
  • I would not use it.
  • I would write it a little differently.
  • The truth is (that) I know who I am ; I just don’t have the confidence to be him .
  • CJ
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sailsofoblivionuse of a colon
It seems unnecessary to me. I would not use it. I would write it a little differently.

The truth is (that) I know who I am; I just don’t have the confidence to be him.

CJ
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But not technically wrong?
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sailsofoblivion But not technically wrong?
You are beyond my knowledge of punctuation. However, I believe it's wrong to put a comma between a verb and the rest of the sentence, so my best guess is that it's wrong. For example, the following sentences are all mispunctuated in my opinion.

I believe: it's wrong.
The truth is: it's wrong.
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I agree with CalifJim. The colon in your example in your example is unnecessary and looks a bit unorthodox, frankly. Also, as was indicated, there should be a semicolon in the sentence. And a period at the end of the sentence.
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