13.1.2 Colons
- Use a colon after the salutation of a formal business letter.
- Use a colon to separate hours from minutes in times.
- Use a colon to introduce a long or famous quotation.
- Use a colon to introduce a list of particulars following a completed independent clause. If the element before the colon is not a completed statement, do not use the colon.
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