Shadowy reflections on an amazing article

matthew.malthouse · 17 Apr 2002, 16:10 · from urth-v0204.mbox · original

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From: matthew.malthouse at guardian.co.uk
Subject: Re: (urth) Shadowy reflections on an amazing article
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 17:10:13 +0100
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><x-tab>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</x-tab>As an
>editor, I can tell you that the US practice is to capitalize after a
>colon if what follows is a complete sentence, and not to do so if what
>follows is merely a list or not a full sentence. E.g.,
><x-tab>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</x-tab>This is
>what I meant: Blue and Green are not heaven and hell.
><x-tab>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</x-tab>This is
>what I bought: apples, oranges, and pears.
>Nutria
></html>

Although (to a UK typographer) that is correct it doesn't illustrate the
point you made because Blue (In this context) is a proper noun and would
be capitalized any way.  [I almost wrote "in cany case"  ;) ]

The colon in UK English often provides for what *could* have been written
as two independent sentences bing linked: thus a lower case initial letter
would be used.

Matthew



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