a: Colon-punctuation ~
b: a railroad crossing
What: "The quickest track to correct colon use is understanding what it is for. A colon is like a railroad crossing that is flashing red. It says "Stop!" and then it lets you go on, just as the crossing sign does once the train has rumbled past."
Useful?
Writer: JG
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Date: Oct 11 2013 3:53 PM
# 3980 Critique Analogy