I know exactly what you're saying. Backstairs at the White House is not the only book I've seen like this. I'm leaving it exactly like it is, since I know you took great care in scanning it. *smile* Blessings. Lynnsky _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie Maples Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 12:49 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Formatting question re ellipsis. Hi, Lynn! I am really thrown by this, too. Ironically the book you are working on and the one I just finished never had spaces between any punctuation and an ellipsis, so I left it unspaced. There were even occurrences of a question mark or comma followed by an ellipsis or an ellipsis followed by a question mark. To me, it should be situational and there should be a space between ellipses and additional punctuation, but until I have permission, I do it as it appears. Further complicating matters is some of the books I scan have spaces before, after or both with ellipses, and then none, too. What's a girl to do? Grin. Valerie On Dec 5, 2009, at 11:55 AM, Lynn I wrote: Thanks Kim, Mayrie, Evan and anyone I forgot to mention. *smile* I've been looking at the ellipsis/four period issue in context and will continue to do just that. Thanks again to everyone who responded. Blessings. Lynnsky _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of EVAN REESE Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 9:04 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Formatting question re ellipsis. I don't think it matters all that much. The way they usually scan for me is with no spaces at the end of a sentence. The braille translator seems to render this as having the ellipsis followed by the period. Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn I <mailto:lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: bookkshare volunteer <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> list Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 3:03 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Formatting question re ellipsis. Hi Everyone! I know we've had several discussions on this subject and don't wish to open a Pandora's box again.... However, I'm wondering if there should still be no spaces when you have a sentence with a period, plus and ellipsis? I am proofreading two books that have four periods, (an ellipsis followed by a period). Should there be a space after the period? What's confusing is whether the ellipsis actually occurs before the period or whether it occurs after it. Hope that makes sense. I'm asking because I want to be consistent; and be sure that I and the Braille translator handle the situation correctly. *smile* Thank you. Blessings. Lynnsky No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.95/2546 - Release Date: 12/05/09 02:13:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.95/2546 - Release Date: 12/05/09 02:13:00