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Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026

I'm ASTONISHED by how many people are saying they write and ellipsis with no space on the left and a space on the right! I feel like I've never seen it before the last 6 months, but clearly, I'm mistaken. I will definitely defend your right to have a "house style," […] [Original post on zirk.us]

A Chicago-style ellipsis consists of three spaced periods . . . like that.

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James Bilsbrough @jsbilsbrough.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026

@grammargirl interesting, I've always had no space on the left, but looking at those styles I see why it makes sense - the ellipsis is to fill a gap, which if there were text there would have the appropriate spacing?

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Juan C Nuno @juancnuno.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026

@grammargirl Welp, I'm gonna be paying closer attention to ellipses now. I don't think I've *ever* seen your way before. And I've done my share of reading. All my life it's been no space on the left. Are you from the Fruit-of-the-Loom-logo-has-a-cornucopia universe?

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Stéphanie @stephanie.ottawa.place.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026

@grammargirl It's French style... :)

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Artemis @artemis201.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026

@grammargirl is this not... what we're supposed to do? I've always seen it like that

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Omar Antolín @oantolin.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026

@grammargirl Maybe phones have something to do with this. The software keyboard I use on my phone will automatically delete the preceding space when I press the period key.

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