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Thanks, you've been great!
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Wouldn't the comma after challenge be an "Oxford" comma in this case? Supposedly not entirely necessary in BrE, right?
Thanks for the tip on the informality of the "Sunday supplement" style (I like the expression). So I gather you would separate them and add question marks after each question....
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Hi all!
Say you had a series of questions, jammed them in one sentence and added a question mark at the end. Is that ok, perhaps a matter of style, or is it just plain sloppy?
E.g. Do they value the quality of their lives, are they ready to face the challenge and how much of a chance do you...
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Thanks guys.
Got so many different views on this, I was completely lost!
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Mister Micawber was kind enough to give me hand with this question a couple of days ago, but we both needed a Brit to confirm whether there are caps after colons in BrE, and when does this rule apply.
Here are some examples of what I'm having trouble with:
1.) The wind proposed a contest, and...
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Here are some examples to make things easier:
1.) The wind proposed a contest, and when it saw an old man walking on the road, it stipulated the conditions: whoever manages to undress the man, wins.
2.) The teacher came to a surprising discovery: the best salesman are the ones with the most...
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Still waiting on this one, just the one - uppercase after colons in BrE.
Any Brits out there that could lend a hand?
Thanks!
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Yes, let's wait for a Brit to drop by.
Agreed
I think you're right though. It probably applies only when you have a complete sentence following the colon - the same way a question is a complete sentence.
Dear Brits, we need some help!
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Excellent! Thanks.
So, colons are followed by uppercase every time in BrE, regardless, or just for the example I gave? Better safe than sorry.
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Hi everybody, hope you're all doing well and have been on holiday to some place nice.
I've got a couple of questions:
1.) If I was talking about a manuscript that was going to be published - therefore something formal, could you use symbols in such a text? Symbols like +, -, =, (I know I'd...
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