Treat an ellipsis as a three letter word, constructed with three periods and two spaces, as shown in the title.
Use an ellipsis to indicate the deletion of one or more words in condensing quotes, texts and documents. Be especially careful to avoid deletions that would distort the meaning.
An ellipsis may also be used to indicate a pause or hesitation in speech, or a thought that the speaker or writer does not complete. Substitute a dash, however, if the context uses ellipsis to indicate that words actually spoken or written have been deleted.
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