The "..." many ppl use after sentences, what is it called? I know what it means, but does it have a name?
2007-09-20 19:23:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Ellipses
2007-09-20 19:25:43 · answer #1 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those are ellipses. They usually are placed at the end or beginning of a sentence to denote that the sentence or thought is incomplete. I think sometimes ellipses would also imply a rhetorical thought if there is no presence or anticipation of the rest of the thought or sentence, but I think that's not as often used in that fashion as a question mark. The ellipses in the middle of a sentence can also substitute a certain # of words in order to make the sentence shorter. Either the words replaced are either insubstantial words to the sentence's context, like in a quote, or perhaps a profanity or vulgarity.
2007-09-21 02:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by The Glorious S.O.B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quotation Marks
2007-09-21 02:26:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's an ellipsis, plural ellipses, from the Greek for omission. Its chronic overuse is known as ellipsisitus.
2007-09-21 02:31:34 · answer #4 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are called periods of ellipsis, and here is everything you always wanted to know about them (but were afraid to ask):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis
Cheers,
Bruce
2007-09-24 23:36:49 · answer #5 · answered by Bruce 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"just help ducky" has it right it is spelled "ellipsis" (pronounced el-lip-sis). The plural form of "ellipsis" is "ellipses" (pronounced el-lip-seas).
2007-09-21 02:32:18 · answer #6 · answered by adashiver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the ellipsis. Catch the spelling. . .
2007-09-21 02:27:03 · answer #7 · answered by just help ducky 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
are you talking about the ... or " "?
... at the end of sentences usually means ... and so forth, so on, or etcetera or etc.
2007-09-21 02:30:17 · answer #8 · answered by MarianasTrench 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is called double quotation....
double quotation marks denote either speech or a quotation..
it is preferred in U.S....
2007-09-21 02:32:25 · answer #9 · answered by PINTOO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is an ellipses. dont u know
2007-09-21 02:43:13 · answer #10 · answered by LC07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋