TIL...
There's a really odd sort of internal embarrassment that comes over you when you see a little breadcrumb, say, "That's not right, but it's a global publication"; you reach for the google and swing by the University of Michigan.
For a moment, denial. Then, a bit shaken, you realize, ... "I've been doing all wrong my entire life!"
> An ellipsis ( ... ) consists of three evenly spaced periods and is used to indicate the omission of words or suggest an incomplete thought. In general, an ellipsis should be treated as a three-letter word, with a space, three periods and a space. (Western Michigan University is ... nationally recognized and internationally engaged.)
> Never delete words that are central to the original meaning. Do not use ellipses at the beginning or end of direct quotes when writing a news story.
> Other guidelines and examples
> When the words before an ellipsis make up a complete sentence, place a period before the ellipsis. (Western Michigan University is a student-centered research university. ... ) When the phrase preceding an ellipsis calls for a question mark, exclamation point, comma or colon, the correct order is: phrase, punctuation mark, space, ellipsis, space, next phrase. (What is a healthy university? ... The ability to think beyond our individual and limited view.)
You learn something new everyday - for me, this one was a doozy.
#tallship #grammar #oopsies
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