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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Patrick Slevin who wrote (312)	1/3/1998 7:02:00 AM
From: Jack Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

Hi Patrick: A colon is used when one wants to draw attention to that which follows, for example, a list of things. It is also used in formal correspondence. (Dear Mr. Smith:) It can be used in certain mathematical expressions too, but let's stick with words here. Since I am using your first name to start this response, I probably should have used a comma rather than the colon. Any other ideas on this anyone? The semicolon business is a little more complicated. Let me know if you want my thoughts on this. I say thoughts, because all my responses are just that. I have no special qualifications in this field -- just interest. Jack