[chrysostom]

ELLIPSES CONSIST OF 3 DOTS. NO MORE, NO LESS.

[DevilsDuck]

....sorry!

[Yudster]

ELLIPSES CONSIST OF 3 DOTS. NO MORE, NO LESS.

STOP SAYING ELLIPSES WHEN YOU MEAN POINTS OF ELLIPSIS!!! ELLIPSES IS A MADE UP WORD!!!

[DevilsDuck]

*me starts to cry*

I hate it when Mum and Dad(figures) fight!!!

[chrysostom]

ELLIPSES CONSIST OF 3 DOTS. NO MORE, NO LESS.

STOP SAYING ELLIPSES WHEN YOU MEAN POINTS OF ELLIPSIS!!! ELLIPSES IS A MADE UP WORD!!!

YOU ARE WRONG. do some research, then sulk quietly as you refuse to acknowledge you're wrong.

[Yudster]

If I was wrong I would happily admit it. Well, not happily, but I'd admit it. But I'm not. I might be old fashioned and pedantic, but I'm not wrong. Not like I was about the fishnet tights and the Harrier Jump Jet. I got that very wrong.

[DevilsDuck]

pedqantic

I think you will find it is "pedantic"

[Yudster]

So will you.

[DevilsDuck]

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edit can suck my balls!

[chrysostom]

law girlfriend has confirmed that the plural of ellipsis is ellipses. it's a real word.

i also found out the other day while playing scrabble, that the plural of vagina is vaginae

[Yudster]

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Duck can suck his own balls!

Yeah, like THAT means anything!

[Yudster]

law girlfriend has confirmed that the plural of ellipsis is ellipses. it's a real word.

i also found out the other day while playing scrabble, that the plural of vagina is vaginae

Hmm - why would a lawyer be better able to advise on a matter of English grammatical structure than me? Some of the most appallingly constructed correspondance I have ever seen has originated from legal chambers. I'm not saying she ISN'T better placed to advise than me, but her being your "law girlfriend" doesn't really add much in the way of clout in this matter. Better ignore the specific education and present her credentials as being your "incredibly clever girlfriend". Or were you worried that if you called her that we would think you must have made her up?

[catherine]

I don't even know how to pronounce ellipsis.

[DevilsDuck]

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Duck can suck his own balls!

Yeah, like THAT means anything!

Do you really think I would be here if I could

[chrysostom]

Hmm - why would a lawyer be better able to advise on a matter of English grammatical structure than me? Some of the most appallingly constructed correspondance I have ever seen has originated from legal chambers. I'm not saying she ISN'T better placed to advise than me, but her being your "law girlfriend" doesn't really add much in the way of clout in this matter. Better ignore the specific education and present her credentials as being your "incredibly clever girlfriend". Or were you worried that if you called her that we would think you must have made her up?

she's incredibly intelligent and is genuinely second to none when it comes to academic grammatical matters, and those of sentence structure. i didn't want to go listing her credentials, and still shan't. anyway, she says you're wrong - as does the academic vocabulary guide she consulted. no need to get all touchy because you're wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis
http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/gr ... lipses.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ ... lipsis.htm
http://grammar.about.com/od/e/g/ellipsisterm.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/ellipsis

Today's lecture was sponsored by the letter 'E'.

E : for ellipses.

cue predictable response

all you've done is shown evidence from websites that i'm wrong. why on earth would that change my mind when i know i'm right without having to justify myself. as if i'm going to listen to what others have to say, when i know they're wrong.

[Yudster]

......no need to get all touchy because you're wrong.

Bless, you, I knew you would do that. You're so predictable. Andy, I love you. Stop taking everything - including me (and yourself!) - so seriously! Real life is the place to be serious, but pretty much never on here. "Yudster" isn't real you know, she's just a stupid avatar typing crap and having a laugh on the internet. I shouldn't goad you because I know you will bite - I'm sorry. If it really, genuinely is important to you that I agree with you and your girlfriend (who I am certain is far more than you have represented her) then I will, but I'm not sure why it matters so much to you. Well, I have my suspicions, but they are probably wrong.

Anyway, if this is what you need, here goes. Andy - you are right, and your girlfriend is cleverer than me.

Better now?!

[chrysostom]

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you ruined my fun.

[Yudster]

Of course I did. I thought it was best for your blood pressure.

[chrysostom]

you're right. between ellipses/ellipsis and the ice cream i had at lunch, i could have had a coronary.

[catherine]

Pizza hut?

[a-moron]

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edit can suck my balls!

That was funny but...

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Duck can suck his own balls!

Yeah, like THAT means anything!

Do you really think I would be here if I could

That was outstanding.

Thank you duck, thank you very much.

[bmstinton93]

Another reason why I love this site!

[chrysostom]

i like reading books based on musical horror films, which center around mountaineering. we'll get on well.

.My name is Yangfei. Please take care.

is that because of your sharp wit, or because you're very hot? oh, the sparks are flying.

[Yudster]

Another bot! The scary thing is that some of them make more sense than some of the real people who come on here.

[bmstinton93]

Yeah like that Yuds who often comes on here...

I understand yanfeng a lot more...