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Ferdis Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
On colons
I frequently struggle with a certain type of sentences where I believe a colon would fit nicely but it is not, technically, allowed, as far as I know. Consider these sentences. [colon?]
"I observed the following: his car is red." -- is a colon ok after all these forms of 'the following' or 'consider these'?
"I finally understand now: his car is red!"
I know a colon is used in a general-specific relationship between phrases; however, to me, a colon also means "ok, here it comes, the conclusion of it all" and I believe it to be a very strong punctuation mark. What do you think about this? How would you write these sentences?
"I observed the following: his car is red." -- is a colon ok after all these forms of 'the following' or 'consider these'?
"I finally understand now: his car is red!"
I know a colon is used in a general-specific relationship between phrases; however, to me, a colon also means "ok, here it comes, the conclusion of it all" and I believe it to be a very strong punctuation mark. What do you think about this? How would you write these sentences?
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ferdis I frequently struggle with a certain type of sentences where I believe a colon would fit nicely but it is not, technically, allowed, as far as I know. Consider these sentences. " -- is a colon ok after all these forms of 'the following' or 'consider these'?
- ferdis I frequently struggle with a certain type of sentences where I believe a colon would fit nicely but it is not, technically, allowed, as far as I know.
- Consider these sentences.
- " -- is a colon ok after all these forms of 'the following' or 'consider these'?
- " I know a colon is used in a general-specific relationship between phrases; however, to me, a colon also means "ok, here it comes, the conclusion of it all" and I believe it to be a very strong punctuation mark.
- What do you think about this?
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ferdisI frequently struggle with a certain type of sentences where I believe a colon would fit nicely but it is not, technically, allowed, as far as I know. Consider these sentences. [colon?]
"I observed the following: his car is red." -- is a colon ok after all these forms of 'the following' or 'consider these'?
"I finally understand now: his car is red
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