Re: OT: Punctuation
| From: | Muke Tever <hotblack@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, January 17, 2004, 1:50 |
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E fésto Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>:
> On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 12:51:41AM +-0100, Trebor Jung wrote:
>> I have a few questions on punctuation:
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>> In different posts, I notice the following:
>> My name is...
>> My name is ...
>> My name is . . .
>> Is it a matter of choice, or are there rules governing spacing and
>> punctuation...
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> In formal English writing and typeset documents, an ellipsis should
> have spaces between the periods.
Not word spaces, of course; properly it's something like a thin space
(about 1/3 of an em).
Great, now I hafta think about typographical conventions in my conlangs...
*Muke!
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