Hi Mike,
You're welcome. This will be included in the upcoming, revised scanning and
proofreading manual.
Mayrie
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Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 7:22 AM
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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.
>
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> *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
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