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colon = :

colons allow you to list things.

Ex. Cars : BMW, Benz, Jaguar, Dodge, etc..

Semi Colon = ;

Can be used as a comma.

ex. She has beautiful hair; her eyes are big and blue, she is tall and thin.

hope that helped a little.

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