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I'd like to start. . .

Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

0 posted 2001-05-09 06:35 PM

A discussion about. . .

. . . ellipses. . .

Here's what dictionary.com says:

quote:
1.
a. The omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding.

b. An example of such omission.

2. A mark or series of marks (. . . or · · ·, for example) used in writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words.

I'd like to hear all opinions on the subject. . . especially. . . when do you think that it's proper (or should I say acceptable?) to use them in poetry and/or prose??

Please feel free to illustrate with several thousand examples as well. . .

Thank you. . .

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Severn
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-17

Posts 7704

1 posted 2001-05-09 09:36 PM

Prose...?

All the time...when I am being conversational...in writing...hmmm....

'Aren't you listening to me? Stop interrup...'

'Of course I am listening!'

Indication of an unfinished sentence.

'Everything was quiet...too quiet.'

Emphasis for a dramatic moment.

What the dictionary said..

heh

Jamie
Member Elite

since 2000-06-26

Posts 3168
Blue Heaven

2 posted 2001-05-11 03:28 PM

so, if ellipses is plural for ellipsis, what is plural for ellipse?... and if you wanted to use the plural ellipse as possesive?...and...

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