You've probably seen the three-dot ellipsis in everything from thesis papers to text messages. It indicates the omission of one or more words or a trailing off of speech. I'm using it in this sentence ...

Narrator: It can be used in a number of ways. To show a word, or words, have been removed from a quote. Brain likes cake, which he never shares, he has one in the cupboard. If the middle section isn’t ...

The punctuation mark of the ellipsis is perhaps the most unusual mark in the English language, for punctuation marks are designed to convey meaning by indicating relationships between ideas, but the ...

Did you know that using two spaces after a full stop in typing can reveal your age? It’s a holdover from the mechanical issues presented by typewriters – even style guide APA, a “staunch defender” of ...