tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5313410807688479715.post6502979345442061626..comments2011-08-23T22:50:45.649-04:00Comments on Word-wise: Punctuation tip: Ellipsis vs. em dash, Part IIAnnaLisanoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5313410807688479715.post-23410337338688300822011-08-23T22:37:20.732-04:002011-08-23T22:37:20.732-04:00@Jerry: OK, retracted from my end. :)
@Ben: In a ...@Jerry: OK, retracted from my end. :)<br /><br />@Ben: In a nutshell, yep, you nailed it. And thanks for the laugh re/ the Captain Kirk comment!AnnaLisahttp://blog.sunnywords.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5313410807688479715.post-60864575769092292382011-08-22T09:18:25.777-04:002011-08-22T09:18:25.777-04:00Now that I read that last sentence, it looks like ...Now that I read that last sentence, it looks like how Captain Kirk talks. I've...got...a...plan. Sulu...you take...the phasers...Spock...create...a diversion.Pastor Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751986690039419181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5313410807688479715.post-482219244890370592011-08-22T09:16:25.741-04:002011-08-22T09:16:25.741-04:00I always thought the ellipsis was for when someone...I always thought the ellipsis was for when someone trailed off and the em dash (who knew it was called that; now I have new info for my victory run on Jeopardy!)was, as you said, used for an interruption or change of subject. <br /><br />My mom...is the queen...of...inappropriate ellipses. Her...emails...read like...this.Pastor Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751986690039419181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5313410807688479715.post-82470486578831528042011-08-13T09:39:42.977-04:002011-08-13T09:39:42.977-04:00Retract!Retract!Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02676102105310046014noreply@blogger.com