Wow, this is very complicated, and if I may say so, quite technical and confusing. Maybe if I knew unicode it would make more sense.
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To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 4:30 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] What several gramatical publications say about the ellipsis.
Hi Guys, Oh, boy! The ellipsis gets complicated if you look into it. Here are some statements that I found about its usage and how it can and should be typed. Have fun! See below. Mayrie In English The style and use varies in the English language. The Chicago Manual of Style suggests the use of an ellipsis for any omitted word, phrase, line, orparagraph from within a quoted passage. There are two commonly used methodsof using ellipses: one uses three dots for any omission, while the second makes a distinction between omissions within a sentence (using three dots: .?.?.) and omissions between sentences (using a period and a space followed by three dots: . .?.?.). An ellipsis at the end of a sentence with no sentence following should be followed by a period (for a total of four dots). The Modern Language Association(MLA) however, used to indicate that an ellipsis must include spaces beforeand after each dot in all uses. If an ellipsis is meant to represent an omission, square brackets must surround the ellipsis to make it clear that there was no pause in theoriginal quote: [ .?.?. ]. Currently, the MLA has removed the requirement ofbrackets in their style handbooks. However, the use of brackets is still correct as it clears confusion. [1] According to Robert Bringhurst's Elements of Typographic Style , the details of typesetting ellipses depend on the character and size ofthe font being set and the typographer's preference. Bringhurst writes thata full space between each dot is "another Victorian eccentricity. In mostcontexts, the Chicago ellipsis is much too wide" ? he recommends using flushdots, or thin-spaced dots (up to one-fifth of an em ), or the prefabricated ellipsis character ( Unicode U+2026, Latin entity …). Bringhurst suggests that normally an ellipsis should be spaced fore-and-aft to separate it from the text, but when it combines with other punctuation,the leading space disappears and the other punctuation follows. He providesthe following examples: i?? j k?. l?, l l,?? l m?? n?..! In legal writing in the United States, Rule 5.3 in the Bluebook citation guide governs the use of ellipses and requires a space before the first dot and between the two subsequent dots. If an ellipsis ends the sentence,then there are three dots, each separated by a space, followed by the finalpunctuation. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput 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.
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