A typical dictionary definition will be along the lines of:
Ellipsis. (n.). Plural ellipses. A series of three full stops (…) used to signify that written matter has words missing.
However, such definitions leave a lot unanswered.
Ellipsis (…)
Editorial Matters
Editorial (adj.): relating to the commissioning or preparing of material for publication.
Em Rules, En Rules, and Hyphens
The ability to dash properly is a useful skill, when working with running text for instance. Still, I often see otherwise dashing material that’s been dashed by being dashed off with a wrong dash. It’s a dashed shame.
Em Rule (aka Long Dash, Em Dash)
Em Rule (n.): British. A dash of one em length that is used to create a strong sense of digression, associated thought, or an aside to the theme of a sentence.
En Rule (aka Short Dash, En Dash)
En Rule (n.): British. A short dash, the width of an en, used in punctuation.
