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Merge pull request #150 from ccho-mongodb/CMOS-capitalization-colon-addition
Added CMOS quote for additional guidance on capitalization after colons
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source/style-guide/style/punctuation.txt

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@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ Use the following guidelines for colons:
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- If a title or heading includes a colon, capitalize the first word
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that follows the colon, regardless of its part of speech.
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- When you use a colon in a sentence, use lowercase for the first word
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that follows the colon unless it is a proper noun. When the colon
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introduces two or more sentences, a quotation, or question, capitalize
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the first word after the colon (from the Chicago Manual of Style 6.63, v17).
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~~~~~~
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