Should the colon after "right" be replaced by a semi-colon?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Jason is right: you would normally say “My watch is one minute fast” or “My watch is set one minute ahead”, not “My watch is fast [or faster] by one minute”.

Should the colon after “right” be replaced by a semi-colon?

Thanks.

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Jason is right: normally you would say, “My watch is a minute fast” or “My watch is a minute fast,” not “My watch is a minute fast [or faster].”

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Yes, you can use a semicolon, which, to me, looks more grammatical.

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Thanks, Anglophile!

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