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Is using a colon before a table of values correct?
Is it correct to use a colon before a table? For example:
The required configuration is provided in the table below:
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What to do about multiple sentences following a colon?
For example:
It happened only a handful of times in my lifetime: once when I went to the store. It just had to be done. There was no choice. Another when heading to the beach in 2013...
Should I ...
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What punctuation should follow after a list introduced by a colon?
The whole department: John, Jeff, Jean, and the accountant [?] were thrown into jail.
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Why ; is called semicolon and what is its history? [closed]
Semi- is a Latin prefix meaning "half" and colon is another punctuation.
Should I therefore say that semicolon is a halved colon?
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Punctuation for lists
I have a sentence like this:
As you can see, there are two projects "project1" and "project2", where the latter uses the global wrapper functions defined in "project1" project.
My question is ...
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The usage of quotation marks
I'm discussing and comparing two books and I want to know if I'm using quotation marks correctly:
Both books are known for being existential and the reader is bombarded with questions throughout ...
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Period or colon? [closed]
Say, I have the following sentence: "The Gaussian Sobolev spaces are as expected defined as follows" and then you do a definition environment after. The question is: how do you end "as follows"? With ...
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Punctuation after “I couldn't help but to think” introducing a quote — colon or comma? [closed]
I couldn’t help but to think: “Is this really what the meaning of success has become?” and to make matters even worse, this idea was just spread to the thousands of viewers.
Is the colon ...
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Colon between “that is” and formal definition
Is it appropriate to use "that is" followed by a colon when defining something formally? I have the following example:
Let γ be the set of groups that hold variables accessed by C, that is:
γ ...
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Using “?:” after a question
I find myself using the dual punctuation marks "?:" when I want to say "I have a question about the thing that follows". For example:
Is it possible for the following sentence to be translated ...
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What is a correct punctuation for a sentence starting with “One more thing”?
In the following sentence what would be the correct punctuation
One more thing don't tell anyone about our conversation.
Should "One more thing" be separated by comma, dash or colon? Or perhaps ...
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Punctuation following an interruption with a dash
I am not sure what the correct punctuation to use when ending a clause that was introduced with a dash when the next character in the main sentence is a punctuation mark.
Take the following contrived ...
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Proper punctuation of “John’s last words were ‘———’ ” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How should I punctuate around quotes?
When attributing a quote to someone, you put a comma before the quote:
John said, "———"
But is the comma still used in the ...
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Full stop, double stop, period and colon
At different times I see "full stop" used online. Does this just mean a period, or is it something more or less? I would assume it refers to a period specifically at the end of a sentence, but does it ...
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What is the correct punctuation to use in this case?
If I have a sentence like:
The royal family is extremely rich: The sled that pulls the princess
is shaped like a golden swan, the celebrations last 3 days, and the
bride and groom walk under a ...
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Can I omit a colon and use a comma instead in this sentence to dramatize?
original sentence -> The purpose is to disclose some information
new sentence -> the purpose: to disclose some information
last version(I'm asking about) -> The purpose, to disclose information
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Can I write a colon after punctuation? [closed]
I often write a list after writing "e.g." and I want to follow it by adding a colon to show the start of a list, particularly before a bullet pointed list. How should I punctuate this (assuming it is ...
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Do you need a colon when listing a single item? [closed]
Is a colon necessary when listing a single item?
e.g.:
You may view it here: google.com.
or
A new blog post was created by user: user123.
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Spaces around a colon
In a recent test, I fixed a feature and I was given the document back because it was pointed out the following was not correct.
Name: Sandy Corporation
I was asked to do this
Name : Sandy ...
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Punctuation in a bulleted list [closed]
In a bulleted list of why energy codes are important, I'm having trouble figuring out which punctuation to use. Here's the sentence and bullet:
"Energy codes help our state in many ways. For example, ...
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Sentences ending with both a colon and a question mark
How should sentences that end with both a colon and a question mark be formed? Two examples are below, both questions, but one in which the colon presents a piece of information and the other in which ...
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Should there be a comma or a colon here?
His latest album is Foo featuring his band, Bar.
His latest album is Foo featuring his band: Bar.
Which is the more appropriate way to punctuate the sentence?
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Understanding appositives and the use of the m-dash ( — )
My understanding of a dash is that it sets off a lengthy appositive, but can also be used to introduce a summary. Consider the following passage from Stephan Jay Gould:
If evolution worked ...
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Is it proper to use a colon followed immediately by a hyphen?
I have seen some writing where people have a list or a figure in writing and they will write something like this:
The information is provided in Image
3:-
Is that correct? Is this a British ...
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Can a colon split a verb and the rest of the predicate? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Punctuation to introduce a list: comma vs. colon vs. nothing
Is this use of a colon incorrect?
I wrote an application whose features
included: doing this, doing ...
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Does this sentence make proper use of the semicolon and colon?
I have the following sentence:
Relationships once so convoluted and
beyond me were now clear: Pain became
love; betrayal, loyalty; nonchalance,
care.
What I'm trying to accomplish is list ...
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Punctuation to introduce a list: comma vs. colon vs. nothing
Which of these sentences is written correctly?
Angela has three brothers, Mark, Adam, and Ryan.
Angela has three brothers: Mark, Adam, and Ryan.
Angela has three brothers Mark, Adam, and ...
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Punctuation after “P.S.”
Somewhere in the craggy quagmire of my memory, I seem to recall that the nuns of my grade school days taught me that a P.S. (post script) is followed by a colon, i.e. P.S.:
Alas, the periods after ...
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Colon usage in English
I have always thought that colons were used to clarify, expand, provide evidence for the preceding sentence, or show an example. I have heard that this is not true. (Truly, it is a shame if it is so: ...
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Is this correct English? What should one do when you're supposed to have *two* punctuations at *one* position?
This is the first sentence of which
ground-breaking document:
"The importance of a Web page is an
inherently subjective matter, which
depends on the readers interests,
knowledge and ...
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Colon use when introducing a list split across sentences
I understand that a colon should be used to introduce a list:
We required three ingredients: eggs, milk and butter.
However, what happens if there is a full stop between list elements?
We ...
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What are the rules on when to use commas, colons, semicolons and dashes?
What are the rules on when to use commas, colons, semicolons and dashes?
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A colon after “following”
When I reference to the next sentence or sentences using the term following, is the preferred way to use a colon or a full stop?
An example:
Consider the sentence 'I wash the clothes'. Replacing ...
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Confusion between colon and dash
For example, take a look at the following sentence:
There’s nothing to see — no one can handle you, dear.
What are the general guidelines?
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Colons and semi-colons
I've seen a few questions on this site relating to semi-colons, which I believe I correctly understand, but what I'm not as clear about is colons. For example:
The man ate the apple; it tasted ...
