Capitalization after a colon

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#7391 Mon, 08 Sep 03 06:51 PM

When is it proper to capitalize after a colon? Only when a complete sentence follows it?

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ryan smith

#7441 Tue, 09 Sep 03 05:21 AM

It may be acceptable to capitalize an independant clause following a colon, but why bother?

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#151776 Wed, 26 Oct 05 03:00 AM

I know this is ancient, but you bother because a colon can be difficult to see in many fonts, and the capital letter helps to reaffirm its presence.

Welkins2139

#151851 Wed, 26 Oct 05 09:34 AM

I think if the word following the colon is a proper noun or a proper adjective, we must captialize.

for example. Today I read on sports section: Allan Houston is retired.

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