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Is it correct to put a colon (:) before a website address? - Hodge - 02-19-2014 12:37 PM
For example, "...create awareness and a fan base for the product using social media. Start by getting likes for the product's fan page: https://www.facebook.com/example"
You can see that just before giving the website I added a colon; is this a correct use of punctuation?
- David - 02-19-2014 12:39 PM
Yes, a colon is appropriate in this instance.
See:
The most common use of the colon is to inform the reader that what follows the colon proves, explains, defines, describes, or lists elements of what preceded it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_%28punctuation%29