Monday, April 5, 2010

Ellipsis points - three or four?

文の省略記号について
◎ Points of Ellipsis: Three or Four
Ellipsis points (…) are a series of three dots, not four.
They are mainly used to indicate missing words in a quote. Ellipsis can be used to show missing words at the beginning, middle, and end of a sentence.

For example,
1. Beginning: “…mountains are not cones, and coastlines are not
circles, nor does lightning travel in a straight line.”
2.
Middle: “Clouds are not spheres, …nor does lightning travel in a straight line.”
3. End: “Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, and coastlines are not circles, nor
does…”


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