[bksvol-discuss] Re: Ellipses
- From: "Amy Goldring Tajalli" <agoldringtajalli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:32:04 -0400
Hi all,
I cannot find my Elements in Style (Funk and White - if memory serves) but my
MLA Style Sheet "For ellipsis within a sentence, use three . . . spaced
periods, being careful to leave a space before the first period. Q uotations
that are complete sentences should end with periods even though matter that was
within the original may have been omitted. To indicate ellipsis after the
conclusion of a complete sentence, use three spaced periods in addition to the
sentence period. . . . " There is more but if anyone wants it but it regards
poetic lines and paragraphs etcetera and I am omitting it here. If you need it
give a holler and and I'll copy it as the Style Sheet may not be readily
available - I haven't looked in years. This should still be the standard and
most other style sheets I have seen hide the relevant material in the midst of
lots of unnecessary wordage.
I hope this solves the problems.
Amy
Still looking for her majesty's cats.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paula and James Muysenberg" <outofsightlife@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bksvol" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 6:17 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Ellipses
> I know an ellipsis is three periods together, but I've forgotten whether
> it is supposed to have a space before or after it. I know there are
> different rules, depending on whether the ellipsis occurs by itself, or
> within a sentence. Would someone please refresh my memory?
>
> Thanks,
> Paula
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