Use of ellipsis?
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- Abacus
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Use of ellipsis?
as used in the example below:
Wikipedia definition: a religious practice that involves a practitioner who is believed to interact with a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance… for healing or some other purpose.
Does anyone agree or disagree? Thanks.
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I have further references for this ticklish question, so many rules for three little dots.Abacus wrote: ↑22 Jan 2021, 10:46 My sources lead me to believe that an ellipsis can be used in the middle of a quotation in order to shorten it,
as used in the example below:
Wikipedia definition: a religious practice that involves a practitioner who is believed to interact with a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance… for healing or some other purpose.
Does anyone agree or disagree? Thanks.
https://www.thepunctuationguide.com/ellipses.html use in a quotation
https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/ellipses.asp use in a quotation
1. Shorten long quotes with ellipses 2. Clarify Quotes with ...
https://www.antioch.edu › Tips-for-Modifying-Quotes
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Thank you for these references. I struggle with the ellipsis myself. Regarding your example sentence, it doesn't look like you put a space after each period, which according to the punctuation guide you posted, is a requirement.Abacus wrote: ↑22 Jan 2021, 10:46 My sources lead me to believe that an ellipsis can be used in the middle of a quotation in order to shorten it,
as used in the example below:
Wikipedia definition: a religious practice that involves a practitioner who is believed to interact with a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance… for healing or some other purpose.
Does anyone agree or disagree? Thanks.
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Thanks for the suggestion, who would have thought that three little dots could have dozens of rules to think about?diana lowery wrote: ↑03 Feb 2021, 09:43Thank you for these references. I struggle with the ellipsis myself. Regarding your example sentence, it doesn't look like you put a space after each period, which according to the punctuation guide you posted, is a requirement.Abacus wrote: ↑22 Jan 2021, 10:46 My sources lead me to believe that an ellipsis can be used in the middle of a quotation in order to shorten it,
as used in the example below:
Wikipedia definition: a religious practice that involves a practitioner who is believed to interact with a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance… for healing or some other purpose.
Does anyone agree or disagree? Thanks.