Editorial Tip: Use of Colons and Attribution

Use of Colons 
When it is not a complete sentence, use lower case on the first letter of the first word after the colon. 
When a full sentence follows a colon, uppercase the first letter of the first word, just as you would in any other sentence. 
 
Attribution 
Quotes generally should be attributed, even when it’s a one-person story and it’s pretty clear it’s that person talking. 
Per the AP Stylebook, said is almost always the correct word to start the attribution — instead of commented, remarked, related, laughed, etc. 
 
For more about proper Purdue style, go to the University’s Editorial Style Guide. 

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