I mean the two dots. I'm not sure if a semi-colon is that or the dot and comma. When would I use the two dots?
2007-02-03 14:28:59 · 10 answers · asked by puma 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
As a general rule, use a colon (2 dots) when :
starting a list,
of items.
Use semicolons (dot comma, or winking eye) when :
Your list (of items) ;
have punctuation! instead of being straight words ;
so you are using the semicolon instead of commas.
2007-02-03 14:45:55 · answer #1 · answered by Alan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The colon is the two dots. The semicolon is the dot and the comma.
Semicolons are used to separate two independent clauses, each of which could become a sentence in itself. A semicolon takes the place of a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
John was a big man; Mark was bigger.
John was a big man, but Mark was bigger.
Semicolons can also supply a kind of "super comma" that partitions series, which are themselves composed of subseries, whose elements are internally partitioned by commas.
The league was made up of were Adam, Bill, and Carl for the first team; Dan, Elbert, and Frank for the second team; and Gary, Henry, and Igor for the third team.
A colon is used to introduce information. It can be used as a super comma before an especially significant word or phrase, such as a defining or illustrative appositive.
2007-02-03 14:58:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh lord, the position do you human beings arise with this crap. A colon is two dots as in : A semicolon is a dot and a comma as in ; which make it merely short of being an finished colon. it is partly or semi. Has really no longer something to do with volume of utilization. It has to do with the products that make it up...dots and comma.
2016-11-02 06:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by speth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two dots = colon
dot & comman = Semi-colon
Use the colon just before typing a list ...
Choices for dinner include:
- Steak
- Chicken
- Pasta
ETC.
2007-02-03 14:31:26 · answer #4 · answered by ValleyR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You use the two dots when you are trying to list something.
&
You use the dot and the comma when u have a run on sentence.
2007-02-03 14:32:14 · answer #5 · answered by Amanda P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a dots like this : is a colon and you generally use these when writing a list, for example. Today i'm going to the store to buy: eggs, milk and bread.
2007-02-03 14:32:06 · answer #6 · answered by *Jenny from the block* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
;-that is a semi colon, it is used when this is used when two related sentences are merged together without using a merging word, like and or but
:- is a colon. it is used when making lists
exp: types of cats: brown, black, speckled, spotted, and striped
2007-02-03 14:38:27 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are talking about a colon. http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/punct/colon.html This site looks helpful.
2007-02-03 14:38:15 · answer #8 · answered by Dennis H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
between two complete sentences!!
2007-02-03 14:31:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-02-03 14:31:13 · answer #10 · answered by Squirrley Temple 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋