You’ve probably seen these two little dots, one on top of the other, scattered throughout your reading material. But do you really know what they’re used for? The colon is not something that shows up ...

April 27, 2022 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Colons and semicolons are the indie rock of punctuation marks. They’re not mainstream-popular like the period.

I've talked about colons more than once in this column, but my focus is usually limited in scope. I zoom in on the little questions, like how many spaces to put after a colon and whether it should be ...

Some of the body’s most important work takes place in one of the least talked-about locations: the colon. A healthy colon helps the body absorb nutrients from the foods we eat. It also helps eliminate ...