| tarheel91 said: Am I missing something? I know an elipsis is used in proper english writing to signify the omitting of some portion of a quoted text. I also know that in casual speech it is common to trail off as if to suggest something or to show a lack of certainity. Online, this is frequently shown with an elipsis. Other times, people use an elipsis to show that they are speechless. However, I was under the impression that an elispsis was written using three periods and not three commas. |
A bit off-topic I am, but could someone elaborate on these other, more "casual" uses of this elipsis "..."? I am not familiar with this use.
Give an example where it is used "to trail off as if to suggest something or to show a lack of certainity"
and "people use an elipsis to show that they are speechless. "
