[bksvol-discuss] Re: punctuation question
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:41:44 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks, Mayrie
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> From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 8:10 AM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: punctuation question
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>Hi Marty,
>
>Here are the rules for formatting the ellipsis that we are
using. These arrangements make the character appear as it should in
braille. It isn't always four dots, as you will see.
>
>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.
>
>Hope that helps!
>
>Mayrie
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>Mayrie
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>Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 6:41 AM
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>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] punctuation
question
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> Hi Folks,
> In the book I am proofing, there are places at the end of some
sentences that have a period, then a space, then ellipses. I am supposed
to put the period and ellipses together to make four dots, is that
correct? Thanks!
>Marty
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