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Ellipses

The ellipsis is one of my favorite pieces of punctuation. It is often used to indicate intentional omissions, unfinished thoughts, or a sentence “trailing off.”

The ellipsis consists of three dots (not two or four) and is preceded and followed by a single space:

 “Roses are red … sugar is sweet … and so are you.”

Filed under: Ellipses, Punctuation