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English Punctuation & Grammar : When to Use an Ellipsis

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Uploaded by on Jan 2, 2009

An ellipsis is used to show that there is extended thought going on, that portions of a quote are omitted or that the reader should feel suspense. Find out when to use an ellipsis in sentence with help from a certified tutor in this free video on punctuation and the English language.

Expert: Paige Carrera
Bio: Paige Carrera is a certified tutor for both Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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  • What does it mean when people use two dots instead of three?

  • uwoh letters from iwo jima.. love that because of ninomiya kazunari from arashi...

  • it meant to say ellipsis can be used without knowing what are we talking abou for example one matt never drinks...beer. what could we replace the dots...

  • "We shall fight them on the beaches [...] We shall never surrender."

    That's from the WWII film "Letters from Iwo Jima"!

  • Hi,

    why is there a space before the ellipsis?

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