Comments on: The Elusive Ellipsis http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-elusive-ellipsis/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Danny http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-elusive-ellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-159199 Danny Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:53:07 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-elusive-ellipsis/#comment-159199 Does this look right...or do I have to capitalize what I put after the ellipsis? Does this look right…or do I have to capitalize what I put after the ellipsis?

]]> By: jp http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-elusive-ellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-132378 jp Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:44:32 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-elusive-ellipsis/#comment-132378 The ellipsis is the most useful part of modern punctuation. Just keep it to three dots please... The ellipsis is the most useful part of modern punctuation. Just keep it to three dots please…

]]> By: Vic http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-elusive-ellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-119079 Vic Mon, 11 May 2009 19:57:42 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-elusive-ellipsis/#comment-119079 This is very helpful: "Pay special attention to an ellipsis that ends a sentence. It is the only time you should include four dots since the final dot serves as the period at the end of the sentence." It's amazing that I never learned this ellipsis information in journalism school. It also amazes me that .... This is very helpful: “Pay special attention to an ellipsis that ends a sentence. It is the only time you should include four dots since the final dot serves as the period at the end of the sentence.”

It’s amazing that I never learned this ellipsis information in journalism school. It also amazes me that ….

]]> By: Chris http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-elusive-ellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-109937 Chris Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:37:36 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-elusive-ellipsis/#comment-109937 I am confused as to how an ellipsis is used in a question. Your example: “Now, where on earth did I put that…?” seems fine, however I was reading a novel which used "?...". I feel the sentence is completed with the question mark and therefore the ellipsis is placed incorrectly or rather outside the sentence. What's happening here? I am confused as to how an ellipsis is used in a question. Your example: “Now, where on earth did I put that…?” seems fine, however I was reading a novel which used “?…”. I feel the sentence is completed with the question mark and therefore the ellipsis is placed incorrectly or rather outside the sentence. What’s happening here?

]]> By: hamza http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-elusive-ellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-60644 hamza Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:54:31 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-elusive-ellipsis/#comment-60644 i am going to represent a grammar lesson about ellipsis but i do not know wht are the most important points that i have to speak about because the lesson must be short and valuable and i want to start it with a short story or a very understandable short poem in which we find ellipsis and end it with a very nice game which i can use without computer and to have the best mark .but i search for all these and i did not find any thing.can you help me i am going to represent a grammar lesson about ellipsis but i do not know wht are the most important points that i have to speak about because the lesson must be short and valuable and i want to start it with a short story or a very understandable short poem in which we find ellipsis and end it with a very nice game which i can use without computer and to have the best mark .but i search for all these and i did not find any thing.can you help me

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