| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| is the use of periods or other marks to indicate the omission of words in a quotation: “Better late than never, but….” Conventionally, use three periods within a sentence. When your ellipsis ends with the end of a phrase, clause, or sentence in the original, use four periods or three plus whatever mark ended the original. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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