Why aren't colons optional?

[Aahz Maruch]

In article <edqt4u4e843uijt8kielpmmlh4iqicfdf4 at 4ax.com>,
Michael Kelly  <mkelly2002NOSPAM at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>Hmmmm, maybe the next "killer app" would be an enhanced
>spell-checker with options to flag ambiguities.  When I'm typing
>I always hear the words so I tend to find a lot of unintended
>homophones in what I post.  They pass through the speller
>just fine though. :)

In a similar vein, my father always removes "manger" from any
spill-chucking program he uses.
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