Hi Mike, You're welcome. This will be included in the upcoming, revised scanning and proofreading manual. Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of misha Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 7:22 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: proofreading question Wow, that's what I have been trying to do, but I've never seen such clear and appropriate examples before. Thanks, Misha On 3/5/2012 7:11 AM, Mayrie ReNae wrote: > Hi Chanelle, > Here is pasted below what we agreed upon for the handling of the > ellipsis so that we conform with braille code. > See below. > Please let me know if you have any questions. > Mayrie > 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. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > *From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Chanelle > Allen > *Sent:* Monday, March 05, 2012 7:05 AM > *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] proofreading question > > Dear Volunteer list, > If there is a period after a word followed by a space and then three > periods, would I delete the period and space after the word so that it > would be followed by the ellipses? Or do I leave the original period > after the word, delete the space, and then just have four periods? > Maybe it doesn't matter, but since we are not supposed to alter the > text, I thought that I would ask. > Chanelle 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. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.