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Originally Posted by bkbjones

As someone who grew up around lead, hot type and Linotype machines, I must point out that you are wrong. An elipsis is NOT three periods, although I supsed that is the way it is done in most (but not all) computerized fonts and typefaces today. If you look around a little, you will find there are specific commands for a true ellipsis.

For those of us beholden to the way things should be done (kind of like polishing our shoes before we go out to do a very low level co-ed rec game) there are things like that ellipsis — just like I just typed alt+0151 (on the numeric keypad) for that dash, NOT two hyphens.

So, before you go bashing someone, know of whence you speak. It was some philosopher, Sophocles or Shakespeare or P. Diddy,who said something to the effect that a fool is not known until he opens his mouth.

I stand corrected. Fortunately I know of which philospher you speak so we can help each other. It is King Solomon who wrote, "Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent." Proverbs 17:28

Again, I certainly was not trying to bash anyone. It is not my way. I was merely showing the poster that none of us is perfect and that a little civility will go a long way. Thanks for the printer's lesson. I wish that my college prof was still living so I could share with him about the ellipsis.

FYI space hyphen space will create a dash in Word once a space is typed following the word that succeeds the dash.
Thanks BKB. I do appreciate you.