If a colon is required in the sentence in which the abbreviation occurs, there is no rule against a period preceding the colon.
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It depends on what you mean.If you mean in the sentence 'By the way...' then, no, no colon would appear there.However, if you mean in a byline, then, yes, a colon would go there.(A byline is, 'By: John Smith' or 'By: Shirley Temple')
Such an interruption requires a comma, you may wish to use a Colon or a Semi Colon depending on the construction of the sentence
You use one space after a colon or semi-colon.
A colon placed after the word including is not correct; this is because a colon should follow only independent clauses, which cannot end with that particular word. In other words, if you can correctly write a period in place of the colon, the colon's use is correct.
Use a semi-colon instead
Yes, I can use a colon to introduce additional information or clarify a point in a sentence. It can help improve readability and emphasize the relationship between two parts of a sentence.
You can use a semi-colon in a compound sentence when you want to connect two closely related independent clauses without using a conjunction like "and" or "but". This can help to emphasize the relationship between the two clauses.
It depends how you use it. If you use it after something it can be correct. But being in a sentence by itself isn't correct.
If you use 'you and he' as the subject of the sentence, it is correct: You and he will meet when we get to the restaurant.
Use is present. Used is past. The correct sentence is, This is used for....