OK, I think we're nearly there ...

The ellipsis blindasabat question was at the end of the subject (as above). Arguably that's the end of the sentence (so should have ellipsis plus full stop and no space); but it also implies that something very closely linked is following. Or - as I use it sometimes - to mean that I'm leaving something unsaid that doesn't need saying.

Posted By: BerlinCanary on April 16th 2007 at 21:05:25

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Has anyone posted a link to our goal from this weekend? (n/m) (NCFC) - conker, Apr 16, 18:25:25
- no (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 16, 20:12:44
  - Ah, Dave, just the man. Can you settle the ellipses debate? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 16, 20:24:03
    - easy (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 16, 20:40:50
      - How about at the end of a sentence...? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 16, 20:49:22
        
        personally i don't think you often need such punctuation in formal writing ... (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 16, 20:55:50
        
        exactly (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 16, 20:53:52
        
        OK, I think we're nearly there ... (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 16, 21:05:25
        
        of course posting on here isn't really covered in style guides... (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 16, 21:06:45
        
        Cop out! (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 16, 21:10:35
        
        And, of course, to be truely creative, it's also useful to know the definitive rules (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 16, 21:12:44
        
        not convinced (NCFC) - Muff, Apr 16, 20:56:21
        
        no, never out spaces between dots. (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 16, 20:58:58
        
        Hmmmm (NCFC) - Muff, Apr 16, 21:06:16
        
        yes (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 16, 21:07:27
        
        With a space!! (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 16, 21:11:18
        
        I like to mix things up a little. (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 16, 21:14:57
        
        i'll happily concede that i'm wrong on the space before the ellipses (NCFC) - blindasabat, Apr 16, 21:31:00
        
        if you live in the 19th century, yes (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 16, 22:04:01
        
        Ah, but that's absolutely correct (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Apr 16, 21:26:07
        
        No!!!!!!!! (NCFC) - Muff, Apr 16, 21:15:52
        
        but html renders it as a single space. (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 16, 21:15:15
        
        *put (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Apr 16, 20:59:21

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