Timeline for Can I use a colon twice in one sentence?
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| Aug 26, 2016 at 0:30 | comment | added | GEdgar | Use of a colon: David S. asks: "Can I use it twice in one sentence?" | |
| Aug 26, 2016 at 0:25 | history | edited | Sven Yargs | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 26, 2016 at 0:21 | comment | added | Sven Yargs | You might very well use a single colon if you reworded the sentence as follows: "These are hugely important factors for S. Oliver Canada as we’re dealing with a brand that possesses two relevant features: (1) it is unknown in our market; and (2) it is known [elsewhere] for its low prices." In this case, the semicolon after the first item helps indicate that the information following the colon is in parallel with the numbered material that follows. But since the reader already has that information, there is no need for the writer to repeat the colon after and. | |
| Aug 25, 2016 at 23:08 | answer | added | Richard Kayser | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 25, 2016 at 22:16 | answer | added | Todd Dubois | timeline score: 0 | |
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| Oct 21, 2013 at 18:57 | answer | added | Zibbobz | timeline score: 3 | |
| Oct 21, 2013 at 18:43 | comment | added | RegDwigнt | No. And in fact you wouldn't use a single colon. And you'd factor out the "that is", writing it as "a brand that is 1) unknown in our market and 2) known for low prices". | |
| Oct 21, 2013 at 18:40 | history | asked | David S. | CC BY-SA 3.0 |