I thought we decided it was situation independent, but a space after was the most conventional unless other punctuation was involved. But I am tired, I am likely mistaken. LOL Valerie Please pray for and follow Nichole's recovery: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples On Nov 28, 2010, at 8:10 PM, Chela Robles wrote: > have a space on each side. > -- > "To me, music that breaks your heart is the music that stays with you > forever. It's one thing to be melancholy and one thing to be sophisticated, > but when you get the two of them together in a way people can relate to, then > I think you're on to something. You want the sophistication to lie in the > purity of the sound, the beauty of the arrangements, and the quality of the > performances."-Trumpeter Chris Botti-- > -- > Chela Robles > AIM and E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx > Skype: jazzytrumpet > WindowsLive Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx > I have twitter and facebook which goes by my email address. > Text my Cell at: 19252505955 > I volunteer for a non-profit organization called Bookshare, to find out more > go to: http://www.bookshare.org > -- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ellen Bartlett > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 5:38 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] ellipses > > Hi group, > > I have a proofing question. I’m working on a book with a lot of ellipses > (three periods in a row) and I’m not sure how to treat them. Should I leave > space on either side of them, or treat them like double-dashes? > Thanks, > Ellen > > > avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. > > Virus Database (VPS): 101128-1, 11/28/2010 > Tested on: 11/28/2010 6:08:10 PM > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 AVAST Software. > > >