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Re:Prefer the British Style of Quotation Mark Punctuation ov... by HWR_14 on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:59AM (#28539104)
I've never seen a double period used to mean anything. An ellipsis is a specific mark made by three periods. Or is this a Britishism?
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Re:Prefer the British Style of Quotation Mark Punctuation ov... by leephillips on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @05:10PM (#28544379)
It’s not used for anything. I can’t imagine where anyone got the idea that it is.
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