Originally posted by Shanwick
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Originally posted by Shanwick
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Ever heard of Ellipsi (hint: it comes from Greek ἔλλειψις, élleipsis, "omission")? Guess not.
Ellipsis is a mark or series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word or a phrase from the original text. An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought, or, at the end of a sentence, a trailing off into silence (apostrophe and elipsis mixed). The ellipsis calls for a slight pause in speech. The most common form of an ellipsis is a row of three periods or full stops (...) or pre-composed triple-dot glyph (…). The usage of the em dash (—) can overlap the usage of ellipsis.
The triple-dot punctuation mark is also called a suspension point, points of ellipsis, periods of ellipsis, or dot-dot-dot.
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