Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

> On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 18:41:48 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
> wrote:
>
>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 14:57:44 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:07:54 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>No, seriously...
>>>>>>
>>>>>Your period key is sticking again.
>>>>
>>>>Right.
>>>
>>>Literal sunofagun, aren't you? Know wonder you got trolled.
>>>
>>>>I guess in your "writer and editor for nearly 20 years"
>>>>experience the word (and idea of) "ellipsis" was omitted.
>>>
>>>Those aren't ellipses, son. You think they are, but until you start
>>>using them correctly, they're just dots on the screen.
>>
>>I do appreciate being instructed in the finer points of the language by
>>people who know what they're talking about. Sadly, this excludes you.
>>It's a small astonishment that trollers as yourself are so willing to
>>abase themselves for the sheer sake of the troll. Apparently being and
>>looking stupid aren't seen as liabilities in this grand game.
>>
>>ellipsis, n.: pl.ellipses, [L.ellipsis; Gr. elleipsis, a falling short,
>>omission; from elleipein; en, in, and leipein, to leave.]
>>1. in grammar, the omission of a word or words necessary for complete
>>construction but understood in the context.
>>2. in writing and printing, a mark (... or ***) indicating an omission
>>of words or letters.
>>Webster's Unabridged.
>>---------------
>>
>>This piece was prefaced on the page with this: "This article is not
>>about the ellipse, the flattened circle shape." See how thoughtful of
>>your understanding they are...?
>>
>>Ellipsis ???????? (plural: ellipses ?????????, Greek for omission) in
>>linguistics refers to any omitted part of speech that is understood,
>>i.e. the omission is intentional. Analogously, in printing and writing,
>>the term refers to the row of three dots (…) or asterisks (* * *)
>>indicating an such an intentional omission. This punctuation mark is
>>also called a suspension point or simply dot-dot-dot.
>>
>>An example is, "She went to … school." In this sentence, "…" might
>>represent the word "elementary," or the word "no." The use of ellipses
>>can either mislead or clarify, and the reader must rely on the good
>>intentions of the writer who uses it. Omission without indication by an
>>ellipsis is always considered misleading.
>>
>>*An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, or be used
>>at the end of a sentence to indicate a trailing off into silence.*
>>Emphasis mine. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis>
>>
>>HTH
>>
>>Google is wonderful. And so educational.
>>
> Tell you what, Sparky.

Oooooh, I'm telling. Copycat...

> When you get done doing this unnecessary
> homework, sit down with an authoritative style guide or handbook and
> figure out how to S P A C E the ellipses properly. Like I said, they
> aren't ellipses until you start using them correctly. Till then,
> they're just dots on the screen.

Like I said. No.

Perhaps you missed the use of them in the examples above. And maybe
check your AP stylebook (space-dot-dot-dot-space)

Strunk and White who use it in their text a few different ways:
space-dot-space-dot-space-dot-space
space-dot-space-dot-space-dot
And my favorite - page 30 - dot-space-dot-space-dot-space-dot(close quote)

Schertzer says "Ellipsis is the term for omission of words or paragraphs
from a quotation. Within a sentence, the dots follow any punctuation in
the quotation. A space is left before each dot and also after the last
if a word follows." So she likes, for example,
comma-space-dot-space-dot-space-dot

Three consecutive periods, no space between them. Some advocate a space
before, some a space after. Some sources a space between each dot. No
clear consensus. No hard rule. You should know that with all your
decades of editorial experience.

I'm desperately disappointed. Here I was expecting to be dealing with a
colleague.

> BTW, you're 0 for 2, and I wasn't even trolling about the ellipses.

I love it when you keep score for yourself. What amazes me is that you
always seem to be winning.

No, seriously...

Pastorio