comma with apposition: today's phrase "Kangaroo court."

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The sentence below is part of what I transcribed, listening to a radio program. The blank below is where I got stuck. The commentator, an educated American woman, is talking about the phrase “kangaroo court.”

I'd like to introduce ( )​

Which, #1, #2, do you think she said for the blank above?
1. today's phrase "kangaroo court."
2. today's phrase, "kangaroo court."

I think #2 is appropriate, but I’m not sure.

 

[The Slippery Slide]

Yes, the comma is appropriate.

 

[chauncy]

I agree. You should include the comma. According to what I learned in primary school, "today's phrase" and "kangaroo court" are "in apposition" and they would be separated by a comma.

 

[cycloneviv]

In written form, I'd prefer a colon.

I'd like to introduce today's phrase: "kangaroo court".

 

[chauncy]

Yes, that would be correct also.

The example given by my teacher in 5th class in Sydney in 1967 was 'the prisoner, Desmond'. Desmond was a badly-behaved boy in my class, and the teacher was teasing him in the guise of a grammar lesson.