Should I capitalize the first word that comes after a colon?
There are two schools of thought regarding post-colon capitalization (sounds like an awful surgical procedure, doesn't it?). In general, it's a style issue that depends on what is following the col...
Can I use a dash instead of a colon?
Think of a dash not as a casual gesture in a conversation, but as the movement of an actor hamming it up in a theater. The dash signals something's coming, but that thing is often much more excitin...