What is the use of "Ends." to indicate the end of a document?
I recall seeing the word "Ends." placed at the end of documents to indicate that, obviously, nothing else follows. Is this acceptable standard usage? It feels rather archaic (not that that's necessarily a bad thing), although it does serve a purpose. Are there any alternatives?
[...] just and truly free South Africa will be remembered by many generations to come” said Chief Justice Mogoeng.
Ends.
Enquiries
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It is part of the standard way of finishing a press release. Some of these formal documents still use these conventions.
It comes, I think, from the time when press releases came on a teleprinter, and it was important to mark the end, so that it was clear to the recipient that the entire release had been received.
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It's usually a full square that ends fx a news article. I believe there exist different kinds of text ending marks for different writing cultures, styles and genres. Take a look at these:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080903084042AAakPtI
http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/intermediate/a/endsigns.htm
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/glossary/g/End_Sign.htm
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I've seen two or three hash marks ## or -30- at the end of press releases and news articles.
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