A more correct definition would be that an ellipsis with three periods is only meant to replace a certain amount of words that would make up less than one sentence; however, an ellipsis using four periods is meant to indicate that one whole sentence (or more) has been left out.
So it was a 10+ block car chase, through probably the most secure neighborhood in the world? That's pretty ballsy. It's a long way from the White House to Capitol Hill with about 5 different police agencies watching every inch of it. Not to mention whatever government agencies might be helping guard the area plus all the private security we pay for. Glad they can put a stop to a woman in a car, eventually.
So it was a 10+ block car chase, through probably the most secure neighborhood in the world? That's pretty ballsy. It's a long way from the White House to Capitol Hill with about 5 different police agencies watching every inch of it. Not to mention whatever government agencies might be helping guard the area plus all the private security we pay for. Glad they can put a stop to a woman in a car, eventually.
A more correct definition would be that an ellipsis with three periods is only meant to replace a certain amount of words that would make up less than one sentence; however, an ellipsis using four periods is meant to indicate that one whole sentence (or more) has been left out.
Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries.
I pulled this one out of my brain for Yale:
A more correct definition would be that an ellipsis with three periods is only meant to replace a certain amount of words that would make up less than one sentence; however, an ellipsis using four periods is meant to indicate that one whole sentence (or more) has been left out.
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