#english_language ## Uses 1. To set off a non-essential clause: > Jamaican reggae musician Lone Ranger - bone Anthony ALphonso Waldron - recorded nine albums in the 1970s nad '80s. 2. To introduce a list or explanation: > The bowhead whale is thought to be the longest-living mammal in the world - that is, it can survive for up to 200 years. 3. To create a pause: > Only a few minerals are found in most places, but large concentrations of the rocks collect in a few locations - Russia's Kola Peninsula, for example.