"The colony of Plymouth was founded in 1620".
the trip to the penguin colony was fruitful
"This is a ferociously short sentence."
to cut short
A colony of ants is marching on my corn patch! There's a fresh colony of ants invading the kitchen.
The Dutch sold their colony of New Amsterdam to the English, and this colony eventually became New York.
The crime spree was short-lived.
Use punchy, single-syllable words, and keep the sentence short.
You're is short for you are.
Aquarius who?
A comma ,
You're a menace.
yes breadth.