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Apostrophes and Ellipses
The apostrophe is used to indicate that one or more letters have been omitted. An ellipsis is a series of marks, like the three periods, which is used to indicate an unfinished thought or a pause in speech.
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What is an example of an ellipsis?
An ellipsis is a series of three dots, used to create a pause in thinking or, when quoting, to omit information. Four dots can also be used at the end of a sentence to finish off ominously. That would actually be three dots and a period.
For example:
The man looked above . . . all he could see were three black silhouettes against the bright blue sky.
When the man looked above he couldn't quite believe what he saw . . . .
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An ellipsis is also a rhetorical device in literature (in plain English, another way to write a unique sentence). Its definition is "The deliberate ommission of a word or words readily implied by context."
Examples:
My dreams had no end that night; my delight no limit.
In the anime world, Naruto is a hero; Goku, a legend.
I love coffee; my spouse, soda.
What year will it be in 500 years?
Take whatever year it is, and add 500. For instance, 2010 + 500 = 2510.
the only time wher girls dithch some one is when the boyfriend does not have enough money, if she finds some one more handsome, and if her bot frnd is a gay ...
Is it important to use only one type of oil in a car?
Oil comes in different weights, generally 30 or 40 (but the others are 20, 30, 40, 50). Thinner weight oil has a lower weight number. Thin oils are used in cold climates or wintertime because temperature can make the oil congeal. The 40-weight oil, a thicker oil, is used in warmer climates or summertime so the heat will not thin it out too much and not protect the engine.
If you mix one weight of oil with another weight of oil you are defeating the principle related to how heat or cold affects oil. Mixing two weights can cause the total oil to become too thin or too thick. Either way your engine could have problems.
The simple reminder is, if it is cold outside lessen the weight. If it's hot outside, increase the weight.
Children as a rule do not retain wealth. Whether it be in the control of a trust, an estate, their parents, or some other means, until they reach the age of majority, there isn't technically a richest kid.
Is it explanation point or explanation mark?
someone else- It is an exclamation mark.
me- well i think it would be an exclamation point because at the end of the thing it has a dot. Like a point. So i think it should be a point and not a mark.
me- But exclamation mark is what it is called.
Is it possible that an affair can continue on for years and years?
Yes it can and it happens more often than people realize. There are some good reasons why. For instance, Kathryne Hepburn and Spencer Tracy were madly in love, but he was Catholic (divorce was against the law in the Catholic religion) and his wife wouldn't give him a divorce. Hepburn and Tracy had a deep love relationship until the day he died. Some people own business' and divorce could ruin them. However, it's not a good idea to waste your life on someone in this day and age, if they aren't willing to commit. Even if married and having an affair, that person either loves you enough to get a divorce and commit to you or they simply don't love you enough. Marcy
How would you apostrophe he would?
It would be he'd.
He'll is wrong because that is the apostrophe for he will.
Robert Lee Turley (born September 19, 1930 in Troy, Illinois) (known as "Bullet Bob") was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Turley
What problems face England today?
maybe poverty or heath an stuff like like that
Actually there is not much problems in England except for the poverty, health , and terrorism. They feel they are being threatened.
What does a painful period mean?
It could mean a variety of things. The most common thing that it could mean is that you have a normal cramping associated with the period. Some women experience fairly intense discomfort during the cramps, a few even have very painful cramps. This is quite normal. It could, possibly, be associated with an infection, or a sexually transmitted infection. The severity of the pain (how much it hurts) should determine what it could be - and that is something that you would have to speak with a doctor about. The pain, if it is anything more than discomfort, should be brought to the attention of a professional.
What are the odds of rolling 3-6's or 8's before rolling a 7 in craps?
Approximately 1/1120 * You have a 27.777% chance of rolling either a six or an eight on the first roll. * You have a 13.888% chance of rolling the same thing as the first roll. * You have a 13.888% chance of doing it again. * You have a 16.666% chance of rolling a seven. To find total probability in this situation, you multiply all of your chances together. .27777 x .13888 x .13888 x .16666 = 0.000892886 = .0892886% =1/1119.964 You may just be finding this out now, but casinos have known it for a long time. The casinos simply make their payouts less than the probability and they can't lose. While I recognize that your question deals with the probablity of an event recurring, for the average gambler, there is another way to look at this. Dice have no memory. Therefore, each time you roll them, the probability of rolling a given number remains the same. Each time you roll the dice, the chances of rolling a 6 before a 7 is 6 to 5 against you. The same odds apply to rolling an 8 before a 7.
Every time there is an apostrophe in a forum there is an a and a euro sign. How can I stop this?
Specifically, it happens when text is being stored as UTF-8, but for some reason, the program displaying the text thinks it's being stored as Latin-1 (or something similar). One thing that can cause this is if the server is misconfigured - see this page, for example. The page itself correctly claims to be encoded in UTF-8 (look at the first line of the source), but the server claims that it's encoded in Latin-1. It seems that in a situation where the page and server conflict, browsers trust the server, which in this case is the one that's wrong.
What does a 2 day period mean?
A 2 day period is when a female's period only lasts 2 days. If your period only lasted 2 days, it's perfectly normal. No worries there! Hope this helps!
It is a noun that means 'a meaning or interpretation'.
What does one apostrophe behind a number mean?
To find a specific part of the equation given which equals f(x).
The psychiatrist thinks that Bob is the crazy one. See link below.
WHAT ABOUT BOB?What about Bob? I was wondering the same thing. He went to the hardware store and never came back.
