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| ellipses omitted (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Duncan Howell Strictly speaking,( and I know that lotsa people around here don't want the be strict about these things ) is "ellipses omitted" an oxymoron?... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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ellipses omitted (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Duncan Howellquote:Originally posted by BobHale:er...does that mean that there is nothing missing?Well, I dunno. If ellipses are omissions, it would seem that "ellipses omitted" means "Omissions omitted". Or something else. Help me out.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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ellipses omitted (in Questions & Answers about Words) by tinmancontaining the phrase "ellipses omitted" in parentheses. Ellipses can refer to the omissions, in which case "ellipses omitted" makes no sense that I can see. Ellipses can also refer to the printing marks indicating the omissions, in which case "ellipses omitted" indicates to me that there are... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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ellipses omitted (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježdAn ellipsis is a punctuation mark consisting of three periods (or dots, or full stops). It is not the text which has been omitted. The plural of ellipsis is ellipses. In Unicode, an ellipsis is a single glyph, , and not three dots ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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ellipses omitted (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Richard Englishquote:Strictly speaking,( and I know that lotsa people around here don't want the be strict about these things Roll Eyes) is "ellipses omitted" an oxymoron?It might be - but what is the context?... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Eponyms (non-character) from writings (in The Vocabulary Forum) by KallehA longer Mencken extract (ellipses omitted), leading up to his above sentence, will certainly be amusing, and it may be timely. For Dan Rather of CBS News, following controversy over a false news story he aired, has recently announced that he will be taking early retirement And of course, the same... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Beer, Glorious Beer (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcraftergastropub a bar where high quality food is served"After all, I said, a pregnant girl shouldnt be forced to go to a bar alone, should she? I suppose not, he said. Would you settle for a slightly up-scale gastropub?"- Emily Giffin, Something Blue (ellipses omitted)... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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No Theme (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafterCrowds (ellipses omitted)Before marriage, men would employ the services of an entremetteuse to teach ... , Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity (ellipses omitted)... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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ellipses omitted (in Questions & Answers about Words) by tinmanquote:Originally posted by Kalleh:While it should be "ellipsis omitted," otherwise it seems clear to me.Since it appears as "ellipses omitted" I have to assume it refers to multiple omissions, which would justify the plural.quote:However, it also could mean, "the omission from a sentence or other... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Interesting Words from Recent Reading (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafterlive today. Smithsonian magazine, August 2009 (ellipses omitted)... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Portmanteau ("Blend") Words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafterpretending to be mesmerized by the glittering lights of North Hills. David Sedaris, Naked (ellipses omitted)... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Less-known Counterparts (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcraftergoal. Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (ellipses omitted)... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Newspapers give less-obscure words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter10, 2008 (ellipses omitted)U.S. scientists announced the discovery of a gene they call "nervous wreck ... 2, 2008 (ellipses omitted)... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Recent Terms (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter. 29, 2008 (ellipses omitted). . .But at what stage will users get fed up with all the networking ... smaller, more specialized circle of fellow activists. Business Week, Sept. 24, 2007 (ellipses omitted)... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Abraham Lincoln (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafterpower to lull and render quiescent the human mind.(ellipses omitted)quiescent in a state or period... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Recent Terms (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcraftera Manhattan Call Girl (ellipses omitted)... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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"The Sea" (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafterelegance, that infirm poise, which I associated with the world between the wars. [ellipses omitted... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Latin Legalese (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafterjudicial day. Oregon Statutes, ch. 124 124.010, 124.020 (ellipses omitted)... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Ancient Metal Elements (metaphorically) (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafterproperly assuaged. The Guardian, Nov. 22, 2007 (ellipses omitted)... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum
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Para-words (in The Vocabulary Forum) by wordcrafter16, 2008 (ellipses omitted)... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Vocabulary Forum | » Refine Search » New Search |
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