July 17, 2008: Issue 248
There’s no need for a colon between a preposition and its object, even when the object is a phone number or a Web address.
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Winners: We couldn’t break the tie. They both refused to budge from scissors. So we’re declaring Lacey Howard and Elizabeth Tisinger cochampions of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Each wins a commemorative snow globe.
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