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The Colon or the Dash
There is a place where the rule for the colon and the rule for the dash overlap, in other words, a place where each one is correct.
...There are several things to consider: money outlay, time spen...
Category_MWW Blog>The Colon
"i.e." and Its Friends
These eight expressions are often used when something is being renamed or reiterated:
i.e., that is, e.g., for example, to wit, namely, for instance, in other words
The punctuation depends upon w...
capitalization
Capitalization after a Dash and a Colon
Capitalize the first word after a colon only when it begins a complete sentence.
...This is what I want to know: What day did he arrive?
...This is what I want to know: the day he arrived.
...He ...