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by rendaw 384 days ago
The structure is backwards for a colon. The colon precedes the explanation, but the explanation is first here. You'd need something like

> I love semicolons: they bring the drama.

This should be an em-dash or should be parenthesized, adding supplemental information.

> Semicolons bring the drama -- that's why I love them.