In American English are the following three examples good to use for colon capitalization useage?
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I know that a variant of this question has been asked before, and recalled what my Creative writing teacher told me about when to use capitalization after a colon, by using the following three example sentences for colon usage.
In a complete sentence, the capital case is optional.
1. This is what I think of cats: They steal your breath.
In the following two examples, the capitalization is not optional to change, therefore the words after the colon must remain lowercase.
This is what I think of cats: nothing.
This is what I think of cats: scary, tiresome, snooty.
In other words, do the above examples properly illustrate proper colon and capitalization usage for American English, regardless of essay style, and usage for non-essay papers?
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I know that a variant of this question has been asked before, and recalled what my Creative writing teacher told me about when to use capitalization after a colon, by using the following three example sentences for colon usage.
In a complete sentence, the capital case is optional.
1. This is what I think of cats: They steal your breath.
In the following two examples, the capitalization is not optional to change, therefore the words after the colon must remain lowercase.
This is what I think of cats: nothing.
This is what I think of cats: scary, tiresome, snooty.
In other words, do the above examples properly illustrate proper colon and capitalization usage for American English, regardless of essay style, and usage for non-essay papers?
writing-style capitalization colon
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Not really. Many publishers forbid a capital letter after the colon unless you would use it after a mere comma.
– tchrist♦
yesterday
It's completely a matter of style. Chicago says to use a lowercase unless what follows the colon is a proper noun or a question—in which case use a capital. Some people use a capital letter after, others don't. In your quote (What is the source?), it makes no sense to say that one is optional while the other two are not.
– Jason Bassford
11 hours ago
Possible duplicate of Should the first word after a colon be capitalized?
– Jason Bassford
11 hours ago
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I know that a variant of this question has been asked before, and recalled what my Creative writing teacher told me about when to use capitalization after a colon, by using the following three example sentences for colon usage.
In a complete sentence, the capital case is optional.
1. This is what I think of cats: They steal your breath.
In the following two examples, the capitalization is not optional to change, therefore the words after the colon must remain lowercase.
This is what I think of cats: nothing.
This is what I think of cats: scary, tiresome, snooty.
In other words, do the above examples properly illustrate proper colon and capitalization usage for American English, regardless of essay style, and usage for non-essay papers?
writing-style capitalization colon
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I know that a variant of this question has been asked before, and recalled what my Creative writing teacher told me about when to use capitalization after a colon, by using the following three example sentences for colon usage.
In a complete sentence, the capital case is optional.
1. This is what I think of cats: They steal your breath.
In the following two examples, the capitalization is not optional to change, therefore the words after the colon must remain lowercase.
This is what I think of cats: nothing.
This is what I think of cats: scary, tiresome, snooty.
In other words, do the above examples properly illustrate proper colon and capitalization usage for American English, regardless of essay style, and usage for non-essay papers?
writing-style capitalization colon
writing-style capitalization colon
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Not really. Many publishers forbid a capital letter after the colon unless you would use it after a mere comma.
– tchrist♦
yesterday
It's completely a matter of style. Chicago says to use a lowercase unless what follows the colon is a proper noun or a question—in which case use a capital. Some people use a capital letter after, others don't. In your quote (What is the source?), it makes no sense to say that one is optional while the other two are not.
– Jason Bassford
11 hours ago
Possible duplicate of Should the first word after a colon be capitalized?
– Jason Bassford
11 hours ago
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Not really. Many publishers forbid a capital letter after the colon unless you would use it after a mere comma.
– tchrist♦
yesterday
It's completely a matter of style. Chicago says to use a lowercase unless what follows the colon is a proper noun or a question—in which case use a capital. Some people use a capital letter after, others don't. In your quote (What is the source?), it makes no sense to say that one is optional while the other two are not.
– Jason Bassford
11 hours ago
Possible duplicate of Should the first word after a colon be capitalized?
– Jason Bassford
11 hours ago
Not really. Many publishers forbid a capital letter after the colon unless you would use it after a mere comma.
– tchrist♦
yesterday
Not really. Many publishers forbid a capital letter after the colon unless you would use it after a mere comma.
– tchrist♦
yesterday
It's completely a matter of style. Chicago says to use a lowercase unless what follows the colon is a proper noun or a question—in which case use a capital. Some people use a capital letter after, others don't. In your quote (What is the source?), it makes no sense to say that one is optional while the other two are not.
– Jason Bassford
11 hours ago
It's completely a matter of style. Chicago says to use a lowercase unless what follows the colon is a proper noun or a question—in which case use a capital. Some people use a capital letter after, others don't. In your quote (What is the source?), it makes no sense to say that one is optional while the other two are not.
– Jason Bassford
11 hours ago
Possible duplicate of Should the first word after a colon be capitalized?
– Jason Bassford
11 hours ago
Possible duplicate of Should the first word after a colon be capitalized?
– Jason Bassford
11 hours ago
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Not really. Many publishers forbid a capital letter after the colon unless you would use it after a mere comma.
– tchrist♦
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It's completely a matter of style. Chicago says to use a lowercase unless what follows the colon is a proper noun or a question—in which case use a capital. Some people use a capital letter after, others don't. In your quote (What is the source?), it makes no sense to say that one is optional while the other two are not.
– Jason Bassford
11 hours ago
Possible duplicate of Should the first word after a colon be capitalized?
– Jason Bassford
11 hours ago