doing metal/rock covers of songs

mr dave · 10-21-2012, 07:19 AM

Shouldn't that have just been a semi-colon?

Trollheart · 10-21-2012, 12:53 PM

Don't think so. A colon usually leads onto the next part of the sentence and refers back to it, as in "Things to do in Brussels: visit landmarks". It's (to my recollection anyway) when you have a direct followon from the first part of the sentence to the other, when it's like saying this leads to that. A semicolon is more a break in the sentence that is temporary, so not a full stop, which would completely end a sentence, as in this: "He was very tired; he hadn't had much sleep." That's how I understand it anyway. The full colon points like a marker to the second part of the sentence, whereas a semicolon just pauses it.

The way I read it is a colon says "Hey! Look at this next bit!" whereas the semi-colon says "don't leave yet, there's more."

I know, you'll probably quote a wiki article, and maybe I'm wrong, but this is how I remember it.

Psy-Fi · 10-21-2012, 04:40 PM

All this anal-retentive talk about colons & semicolons.

It all sounds Greek to me.

The Batlord · 10-22-2012, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

All this anal-retentive talk about colons & semicolons.

It all sounds Greek to me.

Dude, I love talking about colons. Makes me horny.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 10-24-2012, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Dude, I love talking about colons. Makes me horny.

Am I missing something here?

The Batlord · 10-24-2012, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

Am I missing something here?

There is certainly a hole in your understanding.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 10-24-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

There is certainly a hole in your understanding.

You're sick.

GuitarHeroFan101 · 10-25-2012, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

You're sick.

We all know.

The Batlord · 10-25-2012, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

You're sick.

That's what my psychiatrist tells me.

10-21-2012, 12:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Don't think so. A colon usually leads onto the next part of the sentence and refers back to it, as in "Things to do in Brussels: visit landmarks". It's (to my recollection anyway) when you have a direct followon from the first part of the sentence to the other, when it's like saying this leads to that. A semicolon is more a break in the sentence that is temporary, so not a full stop, which would completely end a sentence, as in this: "He was very tired; he hadn't had much sleep." That's how I understand it anyway. The full colon points like a marker to the second part of the sentence, whereas a semicolon just pauses it. The way I read it is a colon says "Hey! Look at this next bit!" whereas the semi-colon says "don't leave yet, there's more." I know, you'll probably quote a wiki article, and maybe I'm wrong, but this is how I remember it. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-21-2012, 04:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
Psy-Fi Aficionado of Fine Filth Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: You don't want to look in there. Posts: 6,898	All this anal-retentive talk about colons & semicolons. It all sounds Greek to me.