Grammarly.

[Alexander PhiAlipson]

And I don't want to break rules writing, more like bend...

Using ellipses like a thirteen year old girl's texts is very bendy.

[DBTrek]

Why you hatin' on ellipses?
What's next?
Have a go at the em-dash?

[de officiis]

I dare because I wanted to better myself. Heaven forbid.

No, how dare you question mine grammars without even drawing direct attention to my failure to add an apostrophe to 'serpent's.' Like leaving money on the table!

I don't correct other people's mistakes; I make enough of my own. I just would rather those that was hypocritical of me in the past, be a little more cautious of their failures.

Those that were hypocritical

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

I reeeeeeally like where this thread is heading...

[The Conservative]

No, how dare you question mine grammars without even drawing direct attention to my failure to add an apostrophe to 'serpent's.' Like leaving money on the table!

I don't correct other people's mistakes; I make enough of my own. I just would rather those that was hypocritical of me in the past, be a little more cautious of their failures.

Those that were hypocritical

That's the point. Those that were hypocritical in the past, also seemed to take the most offense to my request as well

[Alexander PhiAlipson]

Couldn't one of you--for once--end your sentence with a four dot ellipsis?
I'm not asking for something complicated like a five dot ellipsis--nothing that would destroy your precious grammar/punctuation program, &c.....

[The Conservative]

Couldn't one of you--for once--end your sentence with a four dot ellipsis?
I'm not asking for something complicated like a five dot ellipsis--nothing that would destroy your precious grammar/punctuation program, &c.....

Dare I ask why? Grammarly says a three dot is suggested, and I've always used three dots when needed, even prior to Grammarly.

[Okeefenokee]

Ellipsical.

[The Conservative]

Ellipsical.

Definition

An ellipsis (plural: ellipses) is a punctuation mark consisting of three dots.

Use an ellipsis when omitting a word, phrase, line, paragraph, or more from a quoted passage. Ellipses save space or remove material that is less relevant. They are useful in getting right to the point without delay or distraction:

Full quotation: "Today, after hours of careful thought, we vetoed the bill."

With ellipsis: "Today … we vetoed the bill."

Although ellipses are used in many ways, the three-dot method is the simplest. Newspapers, magazines, and books of fiction and nonfiction use various approaches that they find suitable.

Some writers and editors feel that no spaces are necessary.

Example: I don't know…I'm not sure.

Others enclose the ellipsis with a space on each side.

Example: I don't know … I'm not sure.

Still, others put a space either directly before or directly after the ellipsis.

Examples:
I don't know …I'm not sure.
I don't know… I'm not sure.

A four-dot method and an even more rigorous method used in legal works require fuller explanations that can be found in other reference books.

So I still ask the question, and I think with my grasp of the question, I don't need to. Especially since I'm not writing in legalese.

[Okeefenokee]

Buffalo Bill ’s
defunct
who used to
ride a watersmooth-silver
stallion
and break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat
Jesus
he was a handsome man
and what i want to know is
how do you like your blueeyed boy
Mister Death