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Re: [Groff] groff_ms.man
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Rick Richardson |
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Re: [Groff] groff_ms.man |
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Wed, 23 Jan 2002 10:35:49 -0600 |
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On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 03:45:49PM +0000, Stewart C. Russell wrote:
> Rick Richardson wrote:
> >
> > I think this is wrong. Its ASCII for fullstop + ellipsis.
>
> How can you tell? ;-)
>
> fullstop + ellipsis would mean missing text at the start of a sentence.
or after the end, "The boat exploded. ... We swam to shore."
At any rate, here's an interesting reference that argues for
separate 3 point and 4 point ellipses.
http://www.lookoutnow.com/dtp/alas-en.htm
"Each point in an ellipsis, in terms of finer typography, is
separated by whatever the present word spacing is; it
blends best that way. Moreover, depending on how it is
used, the ellipsis can have either three or four points. To
use the three-point ellipsis character with a period for a
four-point ellipsis is simply bad taste, or the mark of a
novice. "
-Rick
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- Re: [Groff] groff_ms.man, Stewart C. Russell, 2002/01/23
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