Colons to Introduce
A colon can be used to introduce something. The wording before
the colon should introduce whatever follows.
Examples:
Visit: www.grammar-monster.com 
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Contact us by:
1. Phone: 01908 311267
2. E-mail: colin@lion-tamers.co.uk
3. Fax: 01908 311269
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The
following points were noted as a result of
the fire-safety
survey:
a. Fire exits blocked by empty PC
boxes.
b. Batteries dead in smoke detectors.
c. Waste-paper bins used as ashtrays.
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 Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.
(Homer Simpson)
Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
(Ambrose
Bierce)
The English country gentleman galloping after a fox: the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.
(Oscar Wilde)
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NOT A SEMICOLON
Do not use semicolons for introductions.
 I spotted the following members of the crow
family whilst on the moors;
a. carrion crow
b. magpie
c. rook
The following personnel passed the first-aid test on
Tue 24 Aug;
a. Jane Seymour (97%).
b. David Evans (91%).
c. Dawn Ellison-Smith (91%).
NO HYPHEN
There is no need to add a hyphen to a colon.
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