All Comments on 'She Liked the Idea of Rounds'

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AnonymousAnonymousalmost 2 years ago

What a lovely story!

hindsight2020hindsight2020almost 2 years ago

Punctuation can break a story.

What is with the colons? Misused nearly every time!

Please research punctuation in the English language.

I am cutting you a break and assuming you are NOT a native English speaker.

FiveInch033FiveInch033almost 2 years agoAuthor

A colon can be used before a LIST. I put the colon in...then I'm LISTING a series of actions. It's been used that way before.

FiveInch033FiveInch033almost 2 years agoAuthor

Introducing a list

The colon is used to introduce a list of items.

Example

The bookstore specializes in three subjects: art, architecture, and graphic design.

Do not, however, use a colon when the listed items are incorporated into the flow of the sentence.

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