[bksvol-discuss] Re: Formatting question re ellipsis.
- From: "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:50:05 -0600
This is a case where I would love to change the text, though, and make it
more visually accessible and perhaps more uniform for Braille if we were
told that is permissible. It is very confusing to the eye and easily
misinterpreted, IMHO.
Thanks!
Valerie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lynn I
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 1:13 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Formatting question re ellipsis.
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
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie Maples
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 12:49 PM
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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
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[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
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From: Lynn I <mailto:lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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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
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