I don't understand "bros"

[Rally]

. . . fixed

When you use multiple periods like that, there are only supposed to be three and each period should have a space in between. I fixed it for you.

[Han]

When you use multiple periods like that, there are only supposed to be three, and each period should have a space in between. I fixed it for you.

You need a comma before the 'and' because "each period should have a space in between" could be a separate sentence.

Fixed.

[Han]

This thread has officially been derailed from the original topic.

[Petis]

^Grammar School @ StanceWorks!

[Average_Jerk]

This thread has officially been derailed from the original topic.

yea all you guys turned this into english class lol oh well i suppose it was bound to happen at some point i mean most people are lost when it comes to speaking it let alone typing it

[kartikeya]

When you use multiple periods like that, there are only supposed to be three and each period should have a space in between. I fixed it for you.

This isn't even right...

An ellipsis has no spaces in it.

[Han]

This isn't even right...

An ellipsis has no spaces in it.

An ellipsis used to interject a quote or was used to delete some words/phrase requires the spaces in between. If used to trail off at the end of a sentence, it doesn't need the spaces.

[kartikeya]

Source?

Considering the unicode for an ellipsis is "…" and I've never, ever, heard of that "rule" before, I'm inclined to believe you're wrong.

edit:

In legal writing in the United States, Rule 5.3 in the Bluebook citation guide governs the use of ellipsis and requires a space before the first dot and between the two subsequent dots. If an ellipsis ends the sentence, then there are three dots, each separated by a space, followed by the final punctuation.

Busted, I suppose. However 'legal' writing is in a class of its own, for formatting rules...

According to Robert Bringhurst's Elements of Typographic Style, the details of typesetting ellipsis depend on the character and size of the font being set and the typographer's preference. Bringhurst writes that a full space between each dot is "another Victorian eccentricity. In most contexts, the Chicago ellipsis is much too wide"—he recommends using flush dots, or thin-spaced dots (up to one-fifth of an em), or the prefabricated ellipsis character (Unicode U+2026, Latin entity &hellip. Bringhurst suggests that normally an ellipsis should be spaced fore-and-aft to separate it from the text, but when it combines with other punctuation, the leading space disappears and the other punctuation follows. This is the usual practice in typesetting.

[Han]

Source?

Considering the unicode for an ellipsis is "…" and I've never, ever, heard of that "rule" before, I'm inclined to believe you're wrong.

edit:

Busted, I suppose. However 'legal' writing does not apply to practical writing.

I was taught that rule in my first semester of college when writing formal papers.

[kartikeya]

See second edit.

Which comes back to both Rally and I being pedantic, and neither being 100% correct.

[Han]

See second edit.

Which comes back to both Rally and I being pedantic, and neither being 100% correct.

Only correct in specific applications, I suppose. I was taught the space rule/no space rule in an English course in college, so I guess both are right depending on the application/usage.

[kartikeya]

The spaces between periods are recommended in The Chicago Manual of Style, according to the Wiki entry, in addition to being the standard in the Bluebook,

[Han]

The spaces between periods are recommended in The Chicago Manual of Style, according to the Wiki entry, in addition to being the standard in the Bluebook,

I was taught that it was part of the MLA code for quotations.

[Han]

What a great educational discussion we have going on in the StanceWorks forums!

[Jedidiah]

F engrish................ Yous alls can kiss ze roundest part of my derry aire' ; period