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Here's how to use the four-dot ellipsis like a pro

You've probably seen the three-dot ellipsis in everything from thesis papers to text messages. It indicates the omission of one or more words or a trailing off of speech. I'm using it in this sentence ...
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Grammar Geekery: How to use dashes, ellipses and commas to create … a dramatic pause

This is an excerpt from Post copy editor Bill Walsh’s monthly Grammar Geekery chat, which takes place the first Tuesday of each month. Chatters wanted to explore the many punctuation marks that ...
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How to properly use em dashes, ellipses, and parentheses in writing

Writing coach and CUNY Journalism Press editor Timothy Harper tells us how to properly use ellipses, em dashes, and parentheses. FULL TRANSCRIPT: The default, typically, when we’re using punctuation ...
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Ellipsis: Three or four dots?

As a punctuation mark, ellipsis refers to the dots which indicate a deliberate omission of one or more words ( or other elements) in a sentence. The writer uses it to save certain details usually ...