In MOST books, there is no space before an ellipsis or the periods of it (although OCR often interprets spaces), but tehre usually is one after. Having said that I thought someone told me none before or after, so I have been removing all spaces, before during and after the ellipsis. Valerie On May 26, 2010, at 1:39 PM, EVAN REESE wrote: > I think it would look a bit strange if you were to put a space after the > ellipsis but not before it. So if you're not going to put a space in front, > you shouldn't put one after it either. > > Evan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lori Castner > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 1:12 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Ellipses > > I know this topic has come up many times, but I'm confused again. > In the latest issue of the Volunteer Manual it states not to place a space > before the first dot and to remove all spaces between the three dots, but it > does not state what to do after the third dot if the ellipsis occurs in the > middle of a sentence as it often does. > Ellipses are frequently used in mid-sentence in dialog, and I want to be sure > to handle them correctly. > > Thanks. > Lori C. >