Plagarized Punctuation Guide #4

I give credit, though. This is from https://allthingsfreelancewriting.com/blog/punctuation-guide/

The article is just too good not to share. More next time and the last three times.

An ellipsis is a sequence of three dots, which you can type by pressing the period key three times in a row.

When to use ellipses

Clients may ask you to gather quotes from experts to make your writing more authoritative. Although it’s important to accurately represent what your sources say, there might not be enough room in your article to include all of their direct quotes word-for-word.

In these cases, you can use ellipses to shorten quotes without breaching journalistic ethics. To do so, you add the three dots to indicate that unnecessary words or sentences have been removed from a direct quote for brevity. Here’s an example:

• “The biggest risk is not taking any risk…In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” — Mark Zuckerberg

Additionally, writers can use ellipses in their writing to add a suspenseful pause or show that a character’s thought has trailed off.

• To be continued…
• “I’m tired…I think I’m going to turn in for the night,” Martha said.