[bksvol-discuss] Re: Ellipses

I'm not sure it solves the problems, because the tree
dots with spaces in between, while correct for print,
may be annoying for Bralle or sound--or for e-texts.
If I remember correctly, and I'm sure Tony will
correct me if I'm nis-remembering  smile-- PG deletes
the spaces between the dots.

So I think we need to know what bookshare prefers.
smile  And I'd like that infor soon, because the book
I'm almost finished with uses ellipses *a lot!* Both
with the period at the end of the sentence (though I
really don't know why, in the context) and without to
indicate an unfinished thought at the end of a phrase.
This book also has *a lot* of em dashes. I wonder if I
should put that info in the synopsis to warn people.
It's a wonderful book and when I post that I'm
uploading it I will heartily recommend it--I know we
can't do that in synopses--but maybe if ellipses and
em dashes are annoying to readers they should be
warned that the book has a lot of them.

Cindy
Cindy

--- Amy Goldring Tajalli
<agoldringtajalli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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