what does "..." mean literally? Does it mean "so on and so forth?"?

Answer 1

It can indicate a pause in thought...but it usually indicates the places where a lengthy quote has been shortened. For example, the following passage:

"Whether the letter Y is a vowel or a consonant seems then to be an almost arbitrary decision. It is probably more often used as a vowel, and is regarded as a vowel in the Roman alphabet (having been borrowed from the Greek vowel 'upsilon'), but its use as a vowel in English could perhaps be thought of as secondary, since it is often interchangeable with I (as in 'stile' and 'style', which sound the same)."

could be shortened to:

"Whether the letter Y is a vowel or a consonant seems then to be an almost arbitrary decision. It is probably more often used as a vowel..."

particularly if the context of the work you're quoting it in needs only that little bit of the whole quote.

Answer 2

If your talking about when you read something that has... at the end it can mean alot. Most commonly though it is use to mean so on and so forth. It can also be just to keep you guessing.
This maybe the best answer then again...


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Answer 3

It means some of the text has been left out.

e.g. Abraham Lincoln made a speech "Four score and seven years ago..." (you don't want to type out the whole speech!)

It doesn't mean a pause in thought, or a replacement for any other random bit of punctuation, although plenty of people abuse it as that.

Answer 4

It's like a pause in thought...in the middle of a sentence. And yes, so on and so forth...

Answer 5

It used to end or interrupt a text or a verbal quotation.

Answer 6

No, it means that you have left something out.

Answer 7

when i use it it usually means uncertintaty at the end of a sentance. or i just use if because 3 is better then one. really though i think its just a type of internet "slang" i guess.

Answer 8

it means quote, unquote