 In Swedish orthography , the colon is used in a similar manner as in English , with some exceptions : the colon is used for some abbreviations , such as 3 : e for tredje ( " third " ) and S : t for Sankt ( " Saint " ) , and for all types of endings that can be added to numbers , letters and abbreviations , such as a : et ( " the a " ) and CD : n ( " the CD " ) , or the genitive form USA : s ( " USA 's " ) . 
