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If I use an ellipsis after a full sentence, should I not punctuate the sentence preceding the ellipsis with a period? To me, that makes perfect sense since I am telling you nothing else follows for that thought.
"If I were you, I would hold off on buying a house. .... Once you are older and have settled down, you can consider that."
Or
"If I were you, I would hold off on buying a house ... Once you are older and have settled down, you can consider that."
To me, the second sentence gives the impression that I elided words from the first thought, which is fine if that's what I actually intended to do.
"If I were you, I would hold off on buying a house. .... Once you are older and have settled down, you can consider that."
Or
"If I were you, I would hold off on buying a house ... Once you are older and have settled down, you can consider that."
To me, the second sentence gives the impression that I elided words from the first thought, which is fine if that's what I actually intended to do.