I canâ??t read the examplles very well, because I got that awful
underlining with dots 7 and 8 all across the lines. Could someone send it
without that, please?
Thanks in advance,
Sue S.
From: <mailto:crosssttch@xxxxxxxxx>Pamela Hoffard
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 9:25 AM
To: <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: proofreading question
Mayrie,
You beat me to it ... but I LOVE the examples you gave this time!
Pam
From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, March 5, 2012 9:11 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: proofreading question
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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