In Word spelchek will turn three full stops into an ellipsis...
Jez
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From: Moose
Sent: 14/11/2009 23:17:34
Subject: Re: [OM] Speaking of paradigms [was The fate of the Universe [was
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Chris Barker wrote:
> Lovely, Bob!
>
> I keep forgetting that word, "ellipsis". It's not on the keyboard so you
> have to find the key combination to generate it –, rather than the hyphen -
>
> In Word it's Ctrl - - (numeric keypad). On the Mac it's Alt - -.
>
ellipsis
One entry found.
Main Entry: *el·lip·sis*
Function: /noun/
Inflected Form(s): /plural/ *el·lip·ses*
Etymology: Latin, from Greek /elleipsis/ ellipsis, ellipse, from
/elleipein/ to leave out, fall short, from /en/ in + /leipein/ to leave
— more at in, loan
Date: 1540
*1 a* *:* the omission of one or more words that are obviously
understood but that must be supplied to make a construction
grammatically complete *b* *:* a sudden leap from one topic to another
*2* *:* marks or a mark (as …) indicating an omission (as of words) or a
pause
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Perhaps tomorrow will be better. :-)
Moose
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