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I have seen ellipses written out both with ("Well . . . gosh . . .") and without spaces ("Well...gosh...") between the dots. I've also looked at several different online writing style sites, and fo...
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punctuation
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2019-12-08T01:07:43Z (over 4 years ago)
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nessili
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2019-12-08T01:07:43Z (over 4 years ago)
I have seen ellipses written out both with ("Well . . . gosh . . .") and without spaces ("Well...gosh...") between the dots. I've also looked at several different online writing style sites, and found no consensus.
Which way do editors of fiction prefer? Or is it more a matter of consistency?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2011-01-28T04:38:39Z (over 13 years ago)
Original score: 9