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Old 02-Nov-2004, 00:19
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Can someone please help me use correct punctuation in this sentence. It is pretty simple but I want to make sure that it's correct because it goes in my personal statement.

"Her reason for this cruel behavior: I had not bought the exact brand of glue she had asked us to buy."

Is the colon correctly used or do I have to use a semi-colon?
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Old 02-Nov-2004, 08:12
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It's fine.

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Old 02-Nov-2004, 12:13
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I agree- use a colon here.
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