By Colons, Punctuation

Yankee wrote:Hi LiJThat is generally true, but because your sentence uses the word 'therefore' there isn't really much difference. The word 'therefore' makes a strong connection itself. What bothers me a little bit about your sentence is the clutter of punctuation around the word 'therefore'.Do...

I would probably do it like this, in contexts such as yours: 1. Say "You have to go to the meeting", not "You need to go to the meeting". i.e. without the full stop (or comma, or colon, or semi-colon, as the case may be) in the first quote. But exclamation and question marks may be included,...

I agree with MrP, the colon serves no purpose.

Is the colon used correctly in the sentence below? The purpose of this project was to create a one-day conference that would draw government officials, community leaders, hospitality partners, and the public together to discuss: the importance of tourism, strategies to grow tourism...

Hi, In Section D of Getitwrite's past tips section, under the heading of "Introducing a List," it is written as follows: A vertical list should be introduced with either a colon or no punctuation at all, depending upon the structure of the lead-in: 1. A List Introduced with a Colon A main...

COLON : • noun a punctuation mark ( used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation.

The original sentence is a comma splice - you are joining two complete sentences with a comma, which is incorrect. You need either a period, semi-colon, dash, or some other form of punctuation besides a comma.

Believer wrote: Hi, Please let me know if there can be any internal punctuation marks (as long as it is appropriate) in the clause that follows a semicolon. We need to change; changes are to come in three areas of our operation: operational, administrative and finance. It's a little...

Hi, Please let me know if there can be any internal punctuation marks (as long as it is appropriate) in the clause that follows a semicolon. We need to change; changes are to come in three areas of our operation: operational, administrative and finance.

Hi, In the following example: “-I drove to Zhuhai for a visit last week. -Is that _______ you had a few days off?” A. What B. When C. Why D. Where I would say D) Where but according to my book, the answer is C) Why. Actually, I would also consider B) to be the right answer. C) also...