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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

I met her in November...I broke up with her December.

Which one of the following sentence have correct punctuation? Notice the space after ellipsis in second one.
1: I met her in November...I broke up with her December.
2: I met her in November... I broke up with her December.
  

Top answer

Niether. Using ... as a substitute for every conceivable type of punctuation is an Internet invention that makes for sloppy writing.

  • Niether.
  • Using ...
  • as a substitute for every conceivable type of punctuation is an Internet invention that makes for sloppy writing.
  • Use a period and a regular space after it.
  • Unless of course this really is an example of speech that had part of quotation removed?
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Niether. Using ... as a substitute for every conceivable type of punctuation is an Internet invention that makes for sloppy writing. Use a period and a regular space after it.

Unless of course this really is an example of speech that had part of quotation removed? Is that the case?
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Grammar GeekUnless of course this really is an example of speech that had part of quotation removed? Is that the case?

Yes, that is the case. What do you say now?
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The guides I saw said to leave a space after and a space before.
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