07-19-2017, 09:29 AM
Hi nibbed!
I think you miss the point of ellipsis. They don't denote a pause, so much as indicate that words have been omitted at this point.
el·lip·sis
[ih- lip-sis]
NOUN [PLURAL EL·LIP·SES]
1.
Printing. a mark or marks as ——, …, or * * *, to indicate an omission or suppression of letters or words.
I think you miss the point of ellipsis. They don't denote a pause, so much as indicate that words have been omitted at this point.
el·lip·sis
[ih- lip-sis]
NOUN [PLURAL EL·LIP·SES]
1.
Printing. a mark or marks as ——, …, or * * *, to indicate an omission or suppression of letters or words.