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ronald eddy | 19:53 Tue 13th Jun 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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what doe's the symbol : mean ?

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It means something akin to: get ready, here comes a superfluous apostrophe.


Seriously, though, it's called a colon and is often used, amongst other grammatical uses, to separate a sentence from a list.


For example, consider the following sentence:


At the supermarket, Anne bought the following items: figs, dates, a large box of laxative tablets and several toilet rolls.

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shammydodger, thanks it eluded me .RON

Shammydodger - that should clear her colon !

Dinky


Are you talking sh!t?

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SHAMMYDODGER .Your supermarket expanation was quite amusing .Well done RON

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