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*Be careful not to [[What is “redundancy”?|overuse]] ellipsis, even in your own work, warns Hult. | *Be careful not to [[What is “redundancy”?|overuse]] ellipsis, even in your own work, warns Hult. | ||
*An ellipsis should not have hanging [http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaEllipses.htm periods]. It should be one entity on the same line, as pointed out in idea six. | *An ellipsis should not have hanging [http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaEllipses.htm periods]. It should be one entity on the same line, as pointed out in idea six. | ||
==Links== | |||
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis#Ellipsis_in_English Ellipsis] | |||
#[http://www.gcse.com/english/ellipsis.htm Simple example] | |||
#Ellipsis in use outside of English | |||
##[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis#Ellipsis_in_mathematics In math] | |||
##[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis#Ellipsis_in_programming In computer use] | |||
==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== | ||
Aaron, Jane E. ''The Little, Brown Compact Handbook''. 5th ed. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2004. | :Aaron, Jane E. ''The Little, Brown Compact Handbook''. 5th ed. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2004. | ||
Glenn, Cheryl, Robert K. Miller, Suzanne S. Webb, and Loretta Gray. ''Hodges' Harbrace Handbook''. Boston: Thomsom/Wadsworth, 2004. | :Glenn, Cheryl, Robert K. Miller, Suzanne S. Webb, and Loretta Gray. ''Hodges' Harbrace Handbook''. Boston: Thomsom/Wadsworth, 2004. | ||
Grinker, Marc. ''The Legal Writing Teaching Assistant: The Law Student's Guide to Good Writing'' Version 1.1. Chicago-Kent College of Law. 11 July 2006. <http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaEllipses.htm> | :Grinker, Marc. ''The Legal Writing Teaching Assistant: The Law Student's Guide to Good Writing'' Version 1.1. Chicago-Kent College of Law. 11 July 2006. <http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaEllipses.htm> | ||
Hacker, Diana. ''A Writer's Reference''. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003. | :Hacker, Diana. ''A Writer's Reference''. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003. | ||
Hult, Christine A., and Thomas N. Huckin. ''The New Century Handbook''. 3rd ed. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2005. | :Hult, Christine A., and Thomas N. Huckin. ''The New Century Handbook''. 3rd ed. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2005. | ||
Kennedy, X.J., Dorothy M. Kennedy, and Sylvia A. Holladay, eds. The Bedford Guide for College Writers. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin Press, 1993. | :Kennedy, X.J., Dorothy M. Kennedy, and Sylvia A. Holladay, eds. The Bedford Guide for College Writers. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin Press, 1993. | ||
[[Category:Composition]] | [[Category:Composition]] | ||