I can't help it... The lack of understanding from people about how to use dot, dot, dot, is frustrating and annoying!

[wildhairrunning]

Why oh why are there so few people out there who use the 'points of elipsis' rule correctly? When you use dot, dot, dot, (...) it is THREE and only three dots, not however many you feel like putting

Like this... Then begin a new sentence with a space
Or...like this (for use in a sentence

Please people, use your dots correctly, it's driving me mad!

Aibu?!

A lovely, grammatically correct post Minnie!

Ta pancake.

Will make a note.

Where's the thread police when you need them!

There's a reason we have a separate Pedant's Corner...

I didn't realise they had been rationed.

Is it because of the recession?

What is the world coming to?

You are very welcome ...

I am being very careful because I fear I will be pounced upon if I am not perfect...

You are tied down by rigid rules, haven't you heard of improvisation?

Yes I know the dots rule (at least I do now ) but I choose to use it as an underlying structure, and then just do my own thing around it......................like this - it's so much cooler than just 3 dots.

Your OP should have read:

I can't stand it...the lack of understanding about how to use dot, dot, dot is frustrating and annoying!

'From people' is redundant.

You don't use upper case letters after the ellipsis.

I live life on the edge......I have dots and I'm not afraid to use them......

Sometimes i don't even use a capital letter when using the word i.......

i don't fucking care.......i'm too Rock N' Roll.

You do, proudnscary, just if the portion before the ellipsis is a complete sentence. Then (if you save up your rationing points by not using the serial comma) you can if you wish use the four-point ellipsis, of which the first point is the one closing the pre-ellipsis sentence.

I'm serious.
Manchester 1995

besides which, you didn't ask an AIBU question. you made a statement.
that's not how AIBU works.

Of course you can use a capital letter... If you are starting a new sentence... Like this... See!

Whew, thought this might be about me as I used about 7 (can't be bothered counting them) dots in a post but it was at 14:10.

Have to confess I've never even heard of an ellipsis - just goes to show that you can get on OK in life without grammatical perfection. Seriously - I can't be the only person who received a UK education in the 1980s that has absolutely no idea what this is all about. Surely you can use as many dots as you bloomin want .............?

I'm with you. I have a person who emails me and puts dot dot dot after every sentence, literally. Like so:

Loveglove...

Blah blah blah...blah blah blah...?

Regards...

xxx...

And yes, they use question marks even after all the dots!

And yes, they use question marks even after all the dots!

Hang the fuckers!

I also have an English degree (Nottingham, 1991!) and I've also never heard of this rule. Mind you we were to busy reading every published work in the English language to bother about punctuation rules.

Or even too busy.

I love dots.... mid sentence or on the end... I like them very much.

I couldn't give a tiny rat's ass whether its correct or not...........................

YANBU for it to annoy you.... but YABU to tell me how to use my OWN . on MY keyboard....

IS this better?

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usage of ellipsis

I know its an irrational hate, but it really makes me want to rip the persons face off and feed it to rabid dogs.

They also take great pleasure in using italics and bold to emphasis just how wrong you are about everything

I like to use only two.. I often feel unable to commit to a full ellipsis. Is this an issue for you, OP? :)

I agree that an English Literature degree is as unlikely to put any more focus on the rules of grammar as any other arts-based degree. Good essay writing skills are important and poor grammar will be marked down but that does not mean that grammar is taught.

Unfortunately it isn't (or wasn't "in my day") taught at secondary school either. So unless you are taught a foreign language or "English Language" at A-level it is possible to get through the education system without any formal tuition on grammar rules.

I'm talking about the British education system here. I have no idea how it works in Timbuktoo

To the main point, however, isn't it a case that ".............." is just a form of internet communication style and not bound by the formal rules of the English Language. Like :o) or :o( or f?&k?

That should have been : o ) and : o ( btw.

B Woodlouse BA (Hons) in English Lit (1993)

Your second example is wrong OP. There should still be a space but no capital letter if indicating the same sentence.

HTH

You learn something new every day.
(In this case,not very important/interesting...)