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Karen_137659 Senior Member artist Posts: 333	Ellipses , what is the rule??? Jan 23^rd, 2019, 8:18am Ok so every time I use an ellipses, my card comes back for editing, no matter what I do it always seems there's a different rule, so according to this site... https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/ellipses.asp it can any which way. Does anyone really know????
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Card_Review_Team Junior Member artist Posts: 81	Re: Ellipses , what is the rule??? Reply #1 - Jan 23^rd, 2019, 8:54am Hi Karen, Thank you for seeking clarification. This link to various posts on the GCU Community blog will answer your question on ellipsis use on GCU. https://gcucommunity.com/?s=ellipsis Ella Reviewer 758
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Doreen_139193

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Re: Ellipses , what is the rule???
Reply #2 - Jan 23^rd, 2019, 9:21am

Hi Karen,

You are correct that the ellipsis usage is different from one site to another; however when GCU posted the link that the review team left you below, I use that every time on my cards and they fly through review. So, GCU has a method to follow for ellipsis use on their site, follow it and you'll never have returns for ellipsis again.

That's been my experience, anyway.

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Karen_137659 Senior Member artist Posts: 333	Re: Ellipses , what is the rule??? Reply #3 - Jan 23^rd, 2019, 9:33am Thanks Doreen, well if I read the article correctly, there should be NO ellipses on the front of the card and a space between the ellipses and the first word on the inside. I hope I got that correct.
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Doreen_139193

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Re: Ellipses , what is the rule???
Reply #4 - Jan 23^rd, 2019, 9:44am

Quote from Karen_137659 on Jan 23^rd, 2019, 9:33am:

Thanks Doreen, well if I read the article correctly, there should be NO ellipses on the front of the card and a space between the ellipses and the first word on the inside. I hope I got that correct.

That is NOT correct. All the article says is that the ellipsis is often misused on the card front or over-used. There are times when it's appropriate.

Card front:

When I think of ... (notice space after of, then three dots)

Inside would then be:

... you and I my world spins. (inside verse begins with the ellipsis a space and then the continued message)

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