abridged ellipsis

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sarra I thought on seeing this that an ”abridged“ ellipsis would be one of these:

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signifying abridgement in a text. But I see what you mean! Apr 11, 2008
reesetee Oh, c_b is correct--the online version of the OED is crawling with abridged ellipses. What is that?? Apr 10, 2008
reesetee You're right, frindley--it truly did irritate me. ;-)

. . . . . . . . <-- extra periods/ellipses parts, for anyone who may need them Apr 10, 2008
frindley Really? In what context? Apr 10, 2008
chained_bear Also found all the hell over the OED. *urgh* Apr 10, 2008
frindley A curious form of punctuation – neither a period nor an ellipsis, but comprising two dots thus..

Conveys uncertainty, carelessness and confusion as well as irritating the life out of any editor within email range.. Apr 10, 2008

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