Chapter 59: Other Punctuation Marks
CHAPTER 59CONNECT: How and when do you tend to use ellipses? 13b, 56d, 59f
CREATE: Sketch a brief comparison of the way you use ellipses in social media and the way you use them in your college writing assignments.
REFLECT: Write or record a reflection on your different purposes for using ellipses. What do you tend to omit? Do you think the meaning of your ellipses is clear to your readers?
PARENTHESES, BRACKETS, DASHES, colons, slashes, and ellipses are everywhere. Every URL includes colons and slashes, and dashes and ellipses are increasingly common in writing that expresses conversational informality.
You can also use these punctuation marks for more formal purposes: to signal relationships among parts of sentences, to create particular rhythms, and to help readers follow your thoughts.