question about the use of colon ( : )

Italian translation: No, never in Itay, unless (of course) it's a word that starts with a capital letter (ie, person's

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English term or phrase:	question about the use of colon ( : )
Italian translation:	No, never in Itay, unless (of course) it's a word that starts with a capital letter (ie, person's
Entered by:	Rita Bandinelli

13:11 Jun 24, 2005

English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: question about the use of colon ( : )

Hi guys! Just wanted to know if you need to put a capital letter after a colon.

e.g.

question: Something you ask

or

question: something you ask

Marina Ferro KudoZ activity Questions: 58 (none open) Answers: 41
Local time: 06:23

No, never in Itay, unless (of course) it's a word that starts with a capital letter (ie, person's

Explanation:
Saluti

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Rita Bandinelli
Local time: 06:23

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4 +5

question: something you ask

Giuseppe Randazzo

4 +5

no, you don't..

Mario Calvagna

5 +3

No, never in Itay, unless (of course) it's a word that starts with a capital letter (ie, person's

Rita Bandinelli

Discussion entries: 12

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

No, never in Itay, unless (of course) it's a word that starts with a capital letter (ie, person's

Explanation:
Saluti

Rita Bandinelli
Local time: 06:23
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

question: something you ask

Explanation:
Hi, no capital letter after a colon in italian, usually...

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-06-24 13:19:25 GMT)
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the same in english...

Giuseppe Randazzo
Italy
Local time: 06:23
Native speaker of:

Italian

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

no, you don't..

Explanation:
although sometimes people do: just to confuse you!

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-06-24 13:18:19 GMT)
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tutti a 4 minuti. peró secondo me vince Rita perché é stata un po\' piú espressiva

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-06-24 13:19:19 GMT)
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not even in English, unless of course is names of people of things

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-06-24 13:19:43 GMT)
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not even in English, unless of course is names of people or things

Mario Calvagna
Local time: 05:23
Native speaker of:

Italian

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