What's "..." called?

[ander]

I think that thing's called an ellipse...not sure, but I love 'em and use 'em all the time.

 

[tweakmm]

it's an ellipse...

 

[pillage2001]

Ellipse.....get it??.........

 

[ander]

Punctuation [ellipses and elides]:
The ellipse is possibly the single most overused punctuation mark by amateur (and many professional!) writers. The ellipse is represented by three periods (or "pips") in a row ("..."). It is NEVER less than three or more than three. It is ALWAYS three.

An ellipse is used to indicate an incomplete thought, and takes the place of a period. It should NEVER be used to represent a pause! If you wish to indicate a pause, a comma, semi-colon, or colon should be used instead. Generally, grammatically complete sentences should not end in an ellipse. Only sentence fragments (those sentences which do not possess a subject, verb, and object) should end in an ellipse.

 

[Killbat]

ellipsis

 

[thawolfman]

And if they didn't already answer your question...

el·lip·sis Pronunciation Key (-lpss)
n. pl. el·lip·ses (-sz)

1. a) The omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding.
b) An example of such omission.
2. A mark or series of marks (... or * * *, for example) used in writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words.

 

[BornStar]

<< ellipsis >>



Right, that's the one.

 

[ShadowDJ]

As bush would put it...
an illipserator

 

[Scouzer]

The ellipses point, or as I was taught.

 

[jpsj82]

ah just call it - dot dot dot

 

[FSUpaintball]

Damn ander, I'll bet it really pisses you off when you read Peanuts!

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Hehe, yeah an ellipse, but does anyone know who the person is making fun of Larry King's column like "Did you ever notice how it's wet after a rain... dot dot dot" lol.