Kolon

Kolon uddyber den sætning, som står foran det, og introducerer ofte en liste, som demonstrerer eller uddyber det, som tidligere er blevet sagt.

There are many reasons for poor written communication: lack of planning, poor grammar, misuse of punctuation marks, and insufficient vocabulary.
He collected a strange assortment of items: bird's eggs, stamps, bottle tops, string, and buttons.
Peter had an eclectic taste in music: latin, jazz, country and western, pop, blues, and classical.
He had just one fault: an enormous ego.

Kolon bruges også til at adskille time fra minutter på skriftligt engelsk.