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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

3. This falls under style, rather than being a hard and fast rule.

Reply to PJMcK (Original post)

Sun Aug 2, 2020, 11:25 AM

Aug 2020

You can do it with or without any spaces on either side — style just asks that you be consistent and do it the same way throughout your piece of writing.

So examples 1 and 2 are fine...but I don’t think (outside of verse or lyrics) you would use line breaks.

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A question about the ellipsis [View all] PJMcK Aug 2020 OP

As I recall from school a million years ago, pnwest Aug 2020 #1

Each dot should have a single space on either side, except when adjacent to a quotation mark. nt 42bambi Aug 2020 #2

This falls under style, rather than being a hard and fast rule. soothsayer Aug 2020 #3

I disagree. Please see below. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #5

This is what editors love to discuss at cocktail parties! I disagree though soothsayer Aug 2020 #8

An ellipsis (three periods) indicates that one or more words have been omitted. Laelth Aug 2020 #4

This is the correct answer Bradshaw3 Aug 2020 #6

Actually, AP and Chicago are not identical in this soothsayer Aug 2020 #7

Like I said it's been awhile Bradshaw3 Aug 2020 #10

You're totally right on usage. I'm just rattling on about spaces soothsayer Aug 2020 #11

Oh ha! I was answering about the spacing in OP's example soothsayer Aug 2020 #9

I love arguments like this.... actually who thought up this stuff.. Must be this but it can't be mitch96 Aug 2020 #12

Post #4 is correct (Laelth's). klook Aug 2020 #13