tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post3021305320052572478..comments2023-10-16T08:40:23.248-05:00Comments on Where Romance Meets Therapy: The Elusive EllipsesJeannie Campbell, LMFThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-31071541868805970822009-02-21T23:20:00.000-06:002009-02-21T23:20:00.000-06:00thanks glen...i'll definitely check out that websi...thanks glen...i'll definitely check out that website. :)Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-64415120092052747432009-02-21T11:29:00.000-06:002009-02-21T11:29:00.000-06:00BTW, you should also check out http://en.wikipedia...BTW, you should also check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis <BR/><BR/>It includes comments from typographers that the Chicago style ellipsis are "much too wide."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300538873170007593.post-434436642746443562009-02-21T11:27:00.000-06:002009-02-21T11:27:00.000-06:00Actually, the ellipsis is a single character when ...Actually, the ellipsis is a single character when typeset (or using a computer). It's composed of three small dots when a specific separation defined by the type designer. It is NOT created using periods. If you use MS Word, it will auto-correct three periods (...) and replace it with an ellipsis, which is a single character.<BR/><BR/>They are overused a lot, however, and do indicate a gap in time or substance (for example, if you're studying a page ripped out of a book, the first line might be "...andied walnuts" indicating that some letters are missing.<BR/><BR/>Note that, if the omission occurs at the end of the sentence, the convention is an ellipsis followed by a period, or four points in sequence.<BR/><BR/>In HTML, you might be able to use &hellip; for ellipsis:<BR/><BR/>Testing the … ellipsisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com