: Re: in English, is it necessary to capitalize after a colon? I've seen that each language has its own rules when using the colon. In Spanish, it's not needed to capitalize: Los elementos incluyen:

Yes, it is necessary, if what follows the colon is a complete sentence. Punctuation that ends a previous sentence does not change the sentence capitalization rule.

Here is an example of a sentence that needs to start with a capital letter: This is a complete sentence that contains a subject and a verb.

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: Re: in English, is it necessary to capitalize after a colon? I've seen that each language has its own rules when using the colon. In Spanish, it's not needed to capitalize: Los elementos incluyen:

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