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Ellipsis
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... |
. . . |
⋯ |
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AP format |
Chicago format |
Mid-line ellipsis |
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General typography |
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ampersand |
& |
asterisk |
* |
at sign |
@ |
backslash |
\ |
basis point |
‱ |
bullet |
• |
caret |
^ |
dagger |
† ‡ ⹋ |
degree |
° |
ditto mark |
” 〃 |
equals sign |
= |
inverted exclamation mark |
¡ |
inverted question mark |
¿ |
komejirushi, kome, reference mark |
※ |
multiplication sign |
× |
number sign, pound, hash |
# |
numero sign |
№ |
obelus |
÷ |
ordinal indicator |
º ª |
percent, per mil |
% ‰ |
pilcrow |
¶ |
plus, minus |
+ − |
plus-minus, minus-plus |
± ∓ |
prime |
′ ″ ‴ |
section sign |
§ |
tilde |
~ |
underscore, understrike |
_ |
vertical bar, pipe, broken bar |
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In other scripts |
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- Chinese
- Hebrew
- Japanese
- Korean
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An ellipsis is a type of punctuation mark. In writing, it is a row of three points (...). It is just three points; it is never acceptable to use two or four, even if one intends a shorter or longer pause. Its name comes from the ancient Greek word ἔλλειψις (omission/falling short). Notice that the three dots are not spaced as full points: they are a separate special typographic sign.
Depending on context and place in a sentence, ellipses can indicate an unfinished thought, a leading statement, a slight pause, a mysterious or echoing voice, or a nervous or awkward silence. An ellipsis can be used to trail off into silence—for example: But I thought he was...
- So much more could be said...
When text is quoted from a book or a newspaper, it stands for words that have been cut out to save space in a page. For example:
- "...one day all Americans will live peacefully throughout the world...they will be at peace with all other world inhabitants..."
When speaking, it can be referred to as "dot-dot-dot".
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