Comments on: Should You… Use An Ellipsis? http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/ Everything about writing and marketing white papers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:30:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: rake http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-59319 rake Wed, 21 May 2008 11:01:08 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-59319 WOW, that's really works! thanks Michael! i don't even get what ellipsis stated here means before. thanks for your information, i gain some knowledge from you! WOW, that’s really works! thanks Michael! i don’t even get what ellipsis stated here means before. thanks for your information, i gain some knowledge from you!

]]> By: Fight Videos http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-59254 Fight Videos Tue, 13 May 2008 04:02:22 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-59254 I tried it before and I find that it actually works. I love to use them once in a while to give varieties to the style. It spice things up. I tried it before and I find that it actually works. I love to use them once in a while to give varieties to the style. It spice things up.

]]> By: Adan Lerma http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58792 Adan Lerma Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:05:37 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58792 hi, i'm in another field, the arts, but liked your short take and wanted to say i use ellipses a lot in my poetry i tend to use it as a pause, or moment, and its meaning will vary in it's tone, based on the word images or activities, and connotations around it... there's also a style of poetry i like to do where i come up with examples, usually images, though sometimes actions or activity, and the ellipses link each image/action segment, usually to the title an exp is: www.adanlerma.com/blog/2585#poem titled "a daughter sometimes is..." thanks, adan www.adanlerma.com ps - i also tend to use four dots to end a continuing stream of ellipses hi,

i’m in another field, the arts, but liked your short take and wanted to say i use ellipses a lot in my poetry

i tend to use it as a pause, or moment, and its meaning will vary in it’s tone, based on the word images or activities, and connotations around it…

there’s also a style of poetry i like to do where i come up with examples, usually images, though sometimes actions or activity, and the ellipses link each image/action segment, usually to the title

an exp is: www.adanlerma.com/blog/2585#poem titled “a daughter sometimes is…”

thanks,

adan
www.adanlerma.com

ps - i also tend to use four dots to end a continuing stream of ellipses

]]> By: Bhumika http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58724 Bhumika Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:10:36 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58724 It does make it easier to consume larger text area's. Right now I'm looking at some of direct mailing brochure that is using ellipses too... It does make it easier to consume larger text area’s. Right now I’m looking at some of direct mailing brochure that is using ellipses too…

]]> By: Shane http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58723 Shane Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:55:38 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58723 I use it oftenly too...But just now I know that it's called ellipses. I think ellipses could express special impression to the readers. I use it oftenly too…But just now I know that it’s called ellipses. I think ellipses could express special impression to the readers.

]]> By: Rick http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58720 Rick Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:41:36 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58720 Fortunately, it's easier to use than to spell. Fortunately, it’s easier to use than to spell.

]]> By: Dina http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58719 Dina Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:39:51 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58719 PS - Oops. I think I may have spelled ellipsis wrong in my haste to leave a comment. PS - Oops. I think I may have spelled ellipsis wrong in my haste to leave a comment.

]]> By: Dina at Wordfeeder.com http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58718 Dina at Wordfeeder.com Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:38:55 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58718 I find that an ellipse in the place of a period softens the tone in email communication. Something about that trail-off makes your standard business-speak somehow more palatable... Dina I find that an ellipse in the place of a period softens the tone in email communication. Something about that trail-off makes your standard business-speak somehow more palatable…

Dina

]]> By: Michael Stelzner http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58713 Michael Stelzner Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:37:54 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58713 Thanks for your comments everyone!! Thanks for your comments everyone!!

]]> By: mac http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58710 mac Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:49:25 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/03/03/using-ellipses/#comment-58710 i use ... habitually. ive never considered it a good or bad thing! i use … habitually. ive never considered it a good or bad thing!

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