This is more or less my sentence as it stands: "The following is from an unedited and thus unpublished work I have named [insert title here]. The piece has to do with poverty in Greece."
Can I say "The following" and then not immideatly after have a : and then put what's suppoed to be following? Meaning can I even have that one sentence "The piece has to do with poverty in Greece" after?
Thank you for hopefully answering my question.
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Provided you set off the following quote in a way that makes it clear where the quote starts and ends, your wording is fine.
— GPY
Provided you set off the following quote in a way that makes it clear where the quote starts and ends, your wording is fine.
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