Read the sentence.I need to stop at: the bank, the grocery store, and the dry cleaners.

A colon can introduce a list when the words before it form a complete sentence. Here, “I need to stop at” leaves the reader waiting to hear where, so it cannot stand alone. The colon should be removed: “I need to stop at the bank, the grocery store, and the dry cleaners.”

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