Ellipsis

In my language, the "," is called comma, the ";" is called semicolon, ":" is called colon, "..." are called ellipsis, and this sentence ends with a period.

The ellipsis are the tiptoe marks of the words gone.

When skipping words in a quote, put an ellipsis in square brackets, like so: "Tom went [...] to the train station".

In my language, the "," is called a comma, the ";" is called a semicolon, ":" is called a colon, "..." is called an ellipsis and this sentence ends in a full stop.

With ellipsis, any grammatical error can be justified.

With ellipsis, any grammar mistake can be justified.

The ellipsis in 1, 2, 3, ..., 8, 9 means that the numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7 are not explicitly included, but are considered to be part of the pattern.

The ellipsis in 0.333... means that the number is a repeating decimal, having threes that go on forever.

CARD: Hey Baby. Thanks for the … last night. Love you! HAZEL: Wow. I've never despised an ellipsis so much in my life.

It was now possible for writers and directors to cut scenes that did not further the plot; called "ellipses" by filmmakers.