The Secret Power of the Ellipsis: Why Those Three Dots Speak Louder Than Words

The Secret Power of the Ellipsis: Why Those Three Dots Speak Louder Than Words

The ellipsis is one such punctuation mark. Most people don’t know the name of this punctuation mark, and those who do often confuse the singular and plural (just as many people confuse singular datum and plural data).

Luckily, the ellipsis isn’t nearly as confusing as the comma. It’s relatively easy to learn how to use it correctly and how to refer to it properly.

Ellipsis

According to The Chicago Manual of Style:

An ellipsis — the omission of a word, phrase, line, paragraph, or more from a quoted passage — is indicated by ellipsis points (or dots)… Ellipsis points are three spaced periods ( . . . ), sometimes preceded or followed by other punctuation.

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