Which of the following dedications is correct (4 dots after the last word or 3)?
This book is dedicated to Jenny Bohren. Her support throughout its development was immeasurable . . .
or:
This book is dedicated to Jenny Bohren. Her support throughout its development was immeasurable . . . .
There are different guidelines. It's usually four dots at the end of a sentence, three within.
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But I don't understand what you're ellipting here.
I would strongly recommend not using an ellipses at all. What are you omitting?
Just use a period and end the sentence.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
I agree. But I think the ellipsis was supposed to indicate the omission of something like '...many other things that I find it impossible to express' - a rather romantical use of punctuation, which many people find indispensable [often people who dot their Is with a naive icon representing a flower] and many other people find meaningless.
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