[bksvol-discuss] Re: ellipses wasRe: proofing manual
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:53:16 -0700
Hi 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
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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
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[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
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