Uncommon Colons

American English in 1945 (from the Book of Common Prayer; see below).

In the prayer for Maundy (Mandate or Commandment) Thursday, notice the two semicolons. The first has a capital following because it's an independent clause. The second does not because it is a dependent clause. In MLA, neither word following the semicolon (or a colon) would be capitalized.

In the Bible text (I Cor. 11:23), notice the three colons in a row. MLA would require apostrophes.

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