: Re: Using colons and semi-colons in dialogue I've often heard writers say they don't like using colons and semi-colons in dialogue specifically. I don't often see colons and semi-colons in dialogue,

@Chiappetta298

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I think colons are used for expanding on a particular word before it while semi colons add additional info relating the sentence before it.
Example 1 : I bought some vegetables: carrots and spinach.
Example 2 : I bought some vegetables; I am planning to be a vegetarian.

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