Colon following "timed, & "dated"
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Colon following "timed, & "dated"
I recently had a report checked by a colleague who suggested colons should be added as follows:
"The Borrower confirmed under cover of email, dated: 8 March 2019 and timed: 11:36, that the project..."
To me this seems unnecessary.