Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. The punctuation mark of the ellipsis is perhaps the most unusual mark in the English language, for ...

As a punctuation mark, ellipsis refers to the dots which indicate a deliberate omission of one or more words ( or other elements) in a sentence. The writer uses it to save certain details usually ...

Generational differences in punctuation use highlighted by 'Boomer Ellipses' phenomenon. Gen Z puzzled by older generations' extensive ellipsis use. Understanding historical context key to improving ...

A Cambridge academic claims to have found the first use of a ‘brilliant innovation’ that has endured as a mark of incomplete speech One of the earliest examples of the ellipsis, that tantalising piece ...