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A letter comes before a colon.

If you were organizing books, it would become:

Apples, Oranges, and Pears

Apple: Oranges and pears.

However many people do not count colons as letters when alphabetizing.

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Which come first alphabetically friend's or friends'?

Well, honey, it's simple as pie. "Friend's" comes before "friends'" alphabetically because the apostrophe comes before the "s" in the good ol' English dictionary. So, if you're looking for your buddy's possession, you'll find it before you stumble upon a group of pals' belongings. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!


Should the first word of a bullet be capitalized if it follows a colon?

Capitalization and punctuation are optional when using single words or phrases in bulleted form. If each bullet or numbered point is a complete sentence, capitalize the first word and end each sentence with proper ending punctuation. The rule of thumb is to be consistent. Use a colon instead of a semicolon between two sentences when the second sentence explains or illustrates the first sentence and no coordinating conjunction is being used to connect the sentences. If only one sentence follows the colon, do not capitalize the first word of the new sentence. If two or more sentences follow the colon, capitalize the first word of each sentence following.


What word would come first in alphabetical order it's or I am or I'll or I'd?

The first thing to do is to open the contractions so you're left with these pairs:It is and I amI will and I wouldWe can see from the first pair that 'I' comes before 'It' alphabetically so I am is first in alphabetical order.For the second pair you need to look at both words beginning with 'w' as each pair has the same first word - 'I'. The second letter in will is 'i' and the second letter in would is 'o'. 'I' comes before 'O' alphabetically so I will is first in alphabetical order.


Which group of words comes second alphabetically?

When arranging words alphabetically one will list words beginning with the letter first letter of the alphabet then progressively moving through the alphabet. Arranging words alphabetically will put all words starting with the letter b in the second position.


Which comes first in alphabetical order- scored or scoreboard?

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Do you start with a capital after a colon?

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What comes first in alphabet I have or it?

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