Periods
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What does the periods mean in:
I begin with . . . a discussion of the 19th-century Tlingit funeral, [...]
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Hi They just show that the speaker has paused for a moment. For example, maybe they had to check their lecture notes for a second or two before they could finish the sentence The periods are most used in reporting direct speech which has an unexpected break in it. But you may see them in narrative, to show a break in thought.
- Hi They just show that the speaker has paused for a moment.
- For example, maybe they had to check their lecture notes for a second or two before they could finish the sentence The periods are most used in reporting direct speech which has an unexpected break in it.
- But you may see them in narrative, to show a break in thought.
- If I thought twice about how to end this message to you, I might ...
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They just show that the speaker has paused for a moment. For example, maybe they had to check their lecture notes for a second or two before they could finish the sentence
The periods are most used in reporting direct speech which has an unexpected break in it. But you may see them in narrative, to show a break in thought. If I thought twice about how to end this message to yo
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