Correct usage with colon?
He was a professional in the big city -- Istanbul in this case.
This needs a em dash or colon? No other way to write it correct? Perhaps an ellipsis or would that be wrong?
Do these look ok with the colon? Any major errors in any of these? Wasn't sure if a phrase could follow a colon/dependent clause also?
The entity acts as a catalyst for them to confront not just the evil in the house but their personal issues as well: a sort of symbolic psychological reinforcement in many ways.
A ‘calling card’ of any story teller is the ability to create tension: Salem's Lot remains tense from start to finish.
We had direct involvement with an interior designer: he’s provided the chandelier.
Everything is balanced: from the design to the imaginative lighting.
Top answer
Always try a simple comma first. The em dash should be rare in your writing, and the colon even rarer. If the comma does not seem to do it, try a new sentence.
- Always try a simple comma first.
- The em dash should be rare in your writing, and the colon even rarer.
- If the comma does not seem to do it, try a new sentence.
- None of your examples needs a colon or dash, and if they are not needed, they are wrong.
- He was a professional in the big city, Istanbul in this case.
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Always try a simple comma first. The em dash should be rare in your writing, and the colon even rarer. If the comma does not seem to do it, try a new sentence. None of your examples needs a colon or dash, and if they are not needed, they are wrong.
He was a professional in the big city, Istanbul in this case.
The entity acts as a catalyst for them to confront not just the evil in t
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