コロンは、その前の文章を拡張し、しばしば、その前に書かれたことを明示したり、詳細を述べたりします。
例
- There are many reasons for poor written communication: lack of planning, poor grammar, misuse of punctuation marks, and insufficient vocabulary.
- He collected a strange assortment of items: bird's eggs, stamps, bottle tops, string, and buttons.
- Peter had an eclectic taste in music: latin, jazz, country and western, pop, blues, and classical.
- He had just one fault: an enormous ego.
コロンは、英語で時間を書く場合に、時間と分を区分します。
例
- 4:15 = "four fifteen"
- 6:45 = "six forty-five"