http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aColons+tag%3aLearn+English&tag=Colons,Learn+English&orTags=0Search results for 'tag:Colons tag:Learn English' matching tags 'Colons' and 'Learn English'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3191.21962)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ColonOrHyphen/vjwgw/post.htm#380723Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:34:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:380723Yoong Liat<BLOCKQUOTE><table width="85%"><tr><td class="txt4"><img src="/Themes/default/images/icon-quote.gif">&nbsp;<strong>Believer wrote:</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="quoteTable"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="100%" valign="top" class="txt4"> <P>Hi,</P> <P>I sometimes dithers between the choices to use a colon or a hyphen when I am giving an explanation of the main clause in whole or in part like this one:</P> <P>In a race to&nbsp;learn English faster,&nbsp; a person needs to possess&nbsp;these<U> two personal qualities</U>&nbsp;among others to do better:&nbsp;patience and persistence.</P> <P>In a race to learn English faster,&nbsp;a person needs to possess these <U>two personal qualities</U> among others to do better-- patience and persistence.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE></P> <P>I think both are fine, but a colon is better.</P>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ColonOrHyphen/vjwdc/post.htmSun, 17 Jun 2007 13:06:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:380666Believer<P>Hi,</P> <P>I sometimes dithers between the choices to use a colon or a hyphen when I am giving an explanation of the main clause in whole or in part like this one:</P> <P>In a race to&nbsp;learn English faster,&nbsp; a person needs to possess&nbsp;these<U> two personal qualities</U>&nbsp;among others to do better:&nbsp;patience and persistence.</P> <P>In a race to learn English faster,&nbsp;a person needs to possess these <U>two personal qualities</U> among others to do better-- patience and persistence.</P> <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>