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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

A Grammer Problem (did I misspell Grammer?)

... : A grammatical term used to signify a pause in a sentence, has a name that I would like to know. I have thought it was called an Elipsis however, feel like it may be wrong. Please, can you tell me the name of this?

P.S It is my favorite term in Grammer, Oh and am I spelling Grammer right?
  

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Anonymous I have thought it was called an Elipsis That's right, but your spelling is not: ellipsis . Anonymous Oh and am I spelling Grammer right? No.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous I have thought it was called an Elipsis That's right, but your spelling is not: ellipsis .
  • Anonymous Oh and am I spelling Grammer right?
  • No.
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Anonymous I have thought it was called an Elipsis
That's right, but your spelling is not: ellipsis.
Anonymous Oh and am I spelling Grammer right?
No.
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A pause in a sentence is a caesura; the omission of words in a sentence is an ellipsis.
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The most common way to indicate a pause in a written sentence is the lowly comma.

Clive
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