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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Abbreviation followed by ellipses followed by period.
In a sentence that ends with an ellipses, four periods are used, 3 for the ellipses and 1 to end the sentence. When an abbreviation ends a sentence, 1 period is used, one that serves both purposes, of abbreviating and signifying the end of a sentence.
But what about ending a sentence with an ellipses after an abbreviation? This is an example: "I've spent way too much time studying Chemistry this weekend when I should have spent it studying English Lit....." Now, I don't want to hear about how the ellipses isn't necessary or how simply not abbreviating "literature" is so much easier than taking the time to post this question; if I want to do these things, it's my choice. All I'm asking for is this: is it four periods or five (or something else)?
But what about ending a sentence with an ellipses after an abbreviation? This is an example: "I've spent way too much time studying Chemistry this weekend when I should have spent it studying English Lit....." Now, I don't want to hear about how the ellipses isn't necessary or how simply not abbreviating "literature" is so much easier than taking the time to post this question; if I want to do these things, it's my choice. All I'm asking for is this: is it four periods or five (or something else)?
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All these instructions, and no 'please'.
- All these instructions, and no 'please'.
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The ellipsis is not three periods. It is a separate mark of punctuation formed with small spaces (ALT 0133), thus: …
We use three periods when we have no other way of rendering it. The rules for the use of the ellipsis are as bad as the rules of cricket. Even the editors of the Chicago Manual of Style present three different sets of rules and then throw up their hands and say we ca
We use three periods when we have no other way of rendering it. The rules for the use of the ellipsis are as bad as the rules of cricket. Even the editors of the Chicago Manual of Style present three different sets of rules and then throw up their hands and say we ca
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