Can anyone tell me...
...what is the correct way to use (...) when typing, is it (...) or (. . .)?
And where do the corresponding sentence finish is it (My name was...) or (My name was. . .)
R.
...what is the correct way to use (...) when typing, is it (...) or (. . .)?
And where do the corresponding sentence finish is it (My name was...) or (My name was. . .)
R.
16.Jan.2006 8.24am
Ellipsis can be used after any word to indicate a sentance that goes on but isn’t visible. It doesn’t have to be in parentheses.
j a m e s
16.Jan.2006 2.38pm
Ellipsis traditionally have three dots in them, to indicate, as James suggests, a drifting off of a sentence.
**IF the sentence ends with the ellipsis, then it should have four dots — three for the ellipsis and one for the period at the end of the sentence.
In the case where the sentence is continued, then you’d have the ellipsis, a space, and then the continuation of the sentence like so:
Is this... what you were asking?
17.Jan.2006 2.08am
Thanks alot, thats cleared that up.