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The Freelancealot Herald

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Sunday, 7 March 2021

Tag: English

Ellipsis (…)

Posted on February 6 2011 | by Andrew Cartwright | 2 Comments on Ellipsis (…)
Em Rule, En Rule, and Hyphen

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.

Em Rule (aka Long Dash, Em Dash)

Posted on January 12 2011 | by Andrew Cartwright
Banish Typos, Freelance Editorial Service

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.

Freelancealot Adopts ‘Freelance’ From Communication Charity

Posted on September 9 2010 | by Tracy Shorrock | 1 Comment on Freelancealot Adopts ‘Freelance’ From Communication Charity
Adopt A Word Certificate for Freelance

Children’s communication charity I CAN, supported by Collins, has put the English language up for sale and Freelancealot.co.uk thinks it’s a cracking idea!

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Euphrosene Labon, freelance author and artist for the illustration of the Herald Trumpeter.

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And for giving us the excuse to daydream, we thank you Edgar Allan Poe for this line in Eleonora: 'They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.'

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