Colon Uses
Using a colon to do this helps everyone keep track of their day
Tell time
I like the color red: it makes me happy: red is also my friend's favorite color.
You can't use a colon more than once in a sentence
Name 3 movies with colons in the title
Depends
The colon shares it's name with a part of the body that does this
Processes food
A colon can only follow this type of clause
Independent
He told me what he really thought: It looks horrible.
He told me what he really thought: "It looks horrible."
This 5 movie series starring Johnny Depp has had a colon in each title
Pirates of the Caribbean
You can use a colon this many times in a sentence
1 time
While a semi-colon can be used, a colon can be used to do this to two independent clauses
Link them
(In the context of a book publication) New Jersey, Penguin Publishing
New Jersey: Penguin Publishing
These movies, starring Whoopi Goldberg, featured a colon in the second title but not the first
Sister act 1 & 2
The colon is named after the greek word for this
Limb
A colon can serve a similar use to these words that link independent clauses.
Conjunctions.
The recipe says we need a 1:3 ratio of butter and flour
Nothing Wrong
This movie with a colon in its title has won 11 Oscars and stars Elijah Wood and Sir Ian McKellen
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
The colon was first used this century
The 7th century
The colon functions slightly differently from the semicolon because it provides this to the independent clause
Context/An Answer
We have many ice cream flavors, for example we have: chocolate, vanilla and strawberry
We have many ice cream flavors: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry
This 90's sitcom had two spinoff movies both with colons in their titles, the movies being titled "Hawaiian Style" and "Wedding in Las Vegas"
Saved by the Bell
This man invented the colon in literary use
Aristophanes of Byzantium