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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

help with this sentence

i'm not sure if i should connect these sentences? or is it fine as it?

I'M THE EPITOME OF A CANCER. CALM, SHREWD, AND MOODY.
  

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Yes, connect with a colon: I'M THE EPITOME OF A CANCER: CALM, SHREWD, AND MOODY. )

  • Yes, connect with a colon: I'M THE EPITOME OF A CANCER: CALM, SHREWD, AND MOODY.
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Yes, connect with a colon:

I'M THE EPITOME OF A CANCER: CALM, SHREWD, AND MOODY.

(Me, too.)
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I'd expect to find both period and colon in similar literary contexts.
The colon makes things more explicit/explanatory.
The period gives the text a clipped rhythm.

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