It is as simple as this. The ellipsis is the last word in the sentence. That means that it is followed by a period without a space like any last word in a sentence. In print that will appear the same as four periods. Since the Braille symbol for a period is different than the symbol for an ellipsis it will appear in Braille as an ellipsis and a period, still with no spaces.
On 8/15/2012 10:28 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
Yes, I read that. I guess it is too vague for me. You gave examples of everything except the situation I have a question about. Should it be "Well, John ...." or "Well, John ... ."? I know how it should come out in braille, but I'm not sure how to format it so that the braille translator makes it happen. TracyHi Tracy, This is from the later part of the information I posted. Does this help, or is it too vague? An ellipsis and a period. Sometimes an ellipsis appears to be four dots rather than three. This is because the ellipsis is either preceded or followed by a period. Since the braille period is not the same as the dots of an ellipsis, it must be determined which of the four dots is the period. If the sentence is incomplete, does not contain a subject and a verb and express a complete thought, then the ellipsis is taking the place of missing words within the sentence--in which the period immediately follows the ellipsis, just as it would a word. If a sentence is gramatically complete, the first dot represents the period and the ellipsis represents a following missing sentence or sentences. In this case a blank cell (a space) is left between the period and the following ellipsis. Example: As you can see, I have followed your career. ... As to my own .... Well, you know the story. Mayrie Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 4:43 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ellipses wasRe: proofing manual Mayrie, you left out what to do if the elipsis comes at the end of the sentence, and there are 4 dots. "Well, John ...." Is there a space after the elipsis in that case, or not? TracyHi Cindy, Here is how to handle the ellipsis. Formatting The Ellipsis The ellipsis should be punctuated as if it were a word. Examples: "Fools rush in ..." "... for they shall inherit the earth" "Breathe, Mellissa. In ... and out. In ... and out." An ellipsis and a period. Sometimes an ellipsis appears to be four dots rather than three. This is because the ellipsis is either preceded or followed by a period. Since the braille period is not the same as the dots of an ellipsis, it must be determined which of the four dots is the period. If the sentence is incomplete, does not contain a subject and a verb and express a complete thought, then the ellipsis is taking the place of missing words within the sentence--in which the period immediately follows the ellipsis, just as it would a word. If a sentence is gramatically complete, the first dot represents the period and the ellipsis represents a following missing sentence or sentences. In this case a blank cell (a space) is left between the period and the following ellipsis. Example: As you can see, I have followed your career. ... As to my own .... Well, you know the story. Mayrie _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:18 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ellipses wasRe: proofing manual oh, dear; now I can't remember, and I can't find ellipses in my notes on my desktop. Are we now supposed to have no space before and after the ellipses? --- On Tue, 8/14/12, Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: proofing manual To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 3:47 AM Hi Aidee, There will be very few changes to the content of the scanning and proofreading manual. Footnotes will be handled differently in future, and the ellipsis as well (it was misrepresented in the current manual), but there is no reason you can't use the current manual to learn. Happy proofreading. Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of aidee campa Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 11:11 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] proofing manual I wanted to start proofing soon, but I'm aware that Mayrie is still revising the proofing manual. Should I go by what the current one says or should I wait until the revised one is up? Thank you all for your help. -- Regards, Aidee To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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