What are the little dot things called? "..."?

Question

Okay, I'm pretty darn sure I've heard them called something before. You know, multiple periods, as in "..."
I think a lot of people would like to know this!

Answer 1

ellipsis...

it's a great form of punctuation for informal writing...but if abused can be very irritating...don't use it too much...especially in your term papers...:-)

ellipsis |iˈlipsis| noun ( pl. -ses |-sēz|) the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues. • a set of dots indicating such an omission. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek elleipsis, from elleipein ‘leave out.’

Answer 2

I think the English teachers call three periods in a row an ELLIPSE....

Which is something entirely different to the math teacher.

I don't like English teachers even though I became a writer, so you will have to take this for what it's worth.

Or was this called an 'ellipsis?'

Answer 3

Ellipsis Marks

Answer 4

Ellipsis Έλλειψις (plural: ellipses ελλείψεις, 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.

Answer 5

Ellipsis

Answer 6

Ellipsis

Answer 7

Ellipsis -- and it's one of my favorite forms of punctuation! It usually signals an omission, and I love being able to leave stuff out that shouldn't need to be said. I also love using them at the end of a sentence to wander off into spaciness. (BTW, if you use them at the end of a sentence, you still need the period at the end, so it's actually four dots.)

Ellipsis . . . . Sigh. Love those things.

Answer 8

Ellipsis.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Ellipses