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Moved parentheses before the colon.
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Lemmings19
Lemmings19
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For example:

I did a quick search and found the following, but I am still confused: 
List item 1
List item 2
etc.

Is it appropriate to still use the colon after adding the statement , but I am still confused? The colon doesn't feel as if it fits so well after the statement is added.

Should but I am still confused be moved elsewhere (such as into parentheses)?

I feel as though this reads better:

I did a quick search and found the following: (but I am still confused): 
List item 1
List item 2
etc.

Are they both correct? Is one preferable over the other? Or is there a better solution outside of these two options?

For example:

I did a quick search and found the following, but I am still confused: 
List item 1
List item 2
etc.

Is it appropriate to still use the colon after adding the statement , but I am still confused? The colon doesn't feel as if it fits so well after the statement is added.

Should but I am still confused be moved elsewhere (such as into parentheses)?

I feel as though this reads better:

I did a quick search and found the following: (but I am still confused)
List item 1
List item 2
etc.

Are they both correct? Is one preferable over the other? Or is there a better solution outside of these two options?

For example:

I did a quick search and found the following, but I am still confused: 
List item 1
List item 2
etc.

Is it appropriate to still use the colon after adding the statement , but I am still confused? The colon doesn't feel as if it fits so well after the statement is added.

Should but I am still confused be moved elsewhere (such as into parentheses)?

I feel as though this reads better:

I did a quick search and found the following (but I am still confused): 
List item 1
List item 2
etc.

Are they both correct? Is one preferable over the other? Or is there a better solution outside of these two options?

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Lemmings19
Lemmings19
  • 113
  • 5

Is it appropriate to use a colon in this situation?

For example:

I did a quick search and found the following, but I am still confused: 
List item 1
List item 2
etc.

Is it appropriate to still use the colon after adding the statement , but I am still confused? The colon doesn't feel as if it fits so well after the statement is added.

Should but I am still confused be moved elsewhere (such as into parentheses)?

I feel as though this reads better:

I did a quick search and found the following: (but I am still confused)
List item 1
List item 2
etc.

Are they both correct? Is one preferable over the other? Or is there a better solution outside of these two options?