[bksvol-discuss] Re: Ellipses
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 18:41:31 -0500
In MOST books, there is no space before an ellipsis or the periods of it
(although OCR often interprets spaces), but tehre usually is one after.
Having said that I thought someone told me none before or after, so I have been
removing all spaces, before during and after the ellipsis.
Valerie
On May 26, 2010, at 1:39 PM, EVAN REESE wrote:
> I think it would look a bit strange if you were to put a space after the
> ellipsis but not before it. So if you're not going to put a space in front,
> you shouldn't put one after it either.
>
> Evan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lori Castner
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 1:12 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Ellipses
>
> I know this topic has come up many times, but I'm confused again.
> In the latest issue of the Volunteer Manual it states not to place a space
> before the first dot and to remove all spaces between the three dots, but it
> does not state what to do after the third dot if the ellipsis occurs in the
> middle of a sentence as it often does.
> Ellipses are frequently used in mid-sentence in dialog, and I want to be sure
> to handle them correctly.
>
> Thanks.
> Lori C.
>
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