i believe it is when listing. so would this sentence be fine.
My dog likes to do many things, such as: blah, blah, and blah.
2007-07-22 03:04:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
My dog likes to do many things: blah, blah, and blah.
would this be correct then, since the first part is an i.c.?
2007-07-22 03:30:58 · update #1
dat would be incorrect, that is what you use a semi-colon for ( ; )
colons are for humongous list like a 3 week supply grocery list
2007-07-22 03:13:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to start a list, give an example, or to add extra information, such as: my dog likes to do many things: he is very inquisitive. (although a semicolon may be more appropriate there, whichever you think is best, theyre almost interchangeable. however the semicolon is, as it looks, halfway between a comma and a period so just a pause)
2007-07-22 10:15:15 · answer #2 · answered by bouncin.onacloud 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally you would use a colon after eating meals. The food would proceed from the stomach into the colon.
2007-07-22 10:13:35 · answer #3 · answered by Space Alien Frerp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There seems to be a good explanation here:
http://www.myenglishteacher.net/USINGCOLONS.HTML
2007-07-22 10:16:37 · answer #4 · answered by Insanity 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋