5/25/2021 blog

On ellipsis

Had a busy day today and am borrowing from Merriam-Webster about a word that interests me. I think most people have ellipses in their lives, as well as sometimes in their sentences.

Definition of ellipsis

1athe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete

ba sudden leap from one topic to another
2marks or a mark (such as … ) indicating an omission (as of words) or a pause

Examples of ellipsis in a Sentence

 “Begin when ready” for “Begin when you are ready” is an example of ellipsis.