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I have the 2011 edition of the AP Stylebook, which gives the following as correct examples: He promised this: The company will make good all the losses. There were three considerations: ex...
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2019-12-13T12:00:15Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T02:49:10Z (about 5 years ago)
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I have the 2011 edition of the AP Stylebook, which gives the following as correct examples: > He promised this: The company will make good all the losses. > > There were three considerations: expense, time, and feasibility. Yours seems to fit the first example, so as an independent clause it would take a capital letter after the colon. I would use both commas for absolute clarity.
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2013-04-12T17:15:49Z (over 11 years ago)
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