Dots in Search of an Ellipsis (Are they being Naughty?)

[dithilli]

I lost and found my journal. Amazing how you don't value those elements of your life until they disappear under the couch

Comments

[nauta]

While I agree with your points, I might note that you misspelled "sentence" throughout your post. ^^

[mantid]

Heh. I wrote a paper about the lj use of the ellipsis.

[yoshimoto_muira]

u kno...... i don think that u r bein fair.... sum of us liek typing THE WAY WE DO BECUZ ITS EASYER THEN BEING GRAMAR POLICE!!!!!!!!1 ok so y dont u..... lik.... stop being so mean okay?!

this amuses me

[locknessa]

LOL, David! Always the complainer.

[fleetingharmony]

If we're really being picky, I'll point out that there's a space between the word and the ellipsis. For example: "I'm editing this quote and taking parts out . . . to give this example."

Also, generally one finds the ellipsis used as in the above example, when one is quoting someone or something and truncates the quote. Rarely is it used to cut off a word. The more common way of cutting off a word is the dash.

For example: "Stop cutting off people who are talk-"

Just thought it was important that you all know. So yeah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .. .... ..... . .