TRIVIA TIME! what is an elipisis and what is the thing that keeps...?

Question

the end of your shoe lace from falling apart???

first one to get both correct gets best answer

Answer 1

um the shoelace thingy is called a aglets ??? i think and the other thingy is that the dot dot dot ....... ???

Answer 2

Do you mean ellipsis (note 2 L's & only 2 i's)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis
Ellipsis (plural: ellipses, Greek for "omission") in linguistics refers to any omitted part of speech that is understood; i.e. the omission is intentional. Analogously, in printing and writing, the term refers to the row of three dots (...) or asterisks (* * *) indicating such an intentional omission. This punctuation mark is also called a suspension point, points of ellipsis, periods of ellipsis, or colloquially, dot-dot-dot.

Or do you mean the plural of ellipse?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipse
In mathematics, an ellipse (from the Greek for absence) is the locus of points on a plane where the sum of the distances from any point on the curve to two fixed points is constant. The two fixed points are called foci (plural of focus).

And for the shoelace aglet or aiglet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aglet
An aglet or aiglet is the little plastic or metal cladding on the end of shoelaces (or any type of lace, though shoelaces are the most commonly referenced) that keeps the twine from unraveling. The word "aglet" (or "aiglet") comes from Old French "aguillette" (or "aiguillette"), which is the diminutive of "aguille" (or "aiguilee"), meaning "needle".

Answer 3

A three-dot symbol used to show an incomplete statement. Ellipses are used in on-screen menus to convey that there is more to come.

& shoelace ends:
aglets" or "aiglets

Answer 4

It's spelled ellipsis it's ...
end of shoelace is aglet.

Answer 5

elipisiii-whaaa?
and a pretty little lopsided bow that I tied myself :D