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An ellipsis consists of three points separated by spaces.
It is used to indicate omission (elision) or hesitation.
Speech
Use ellipses to indicate confused or worried pauses
in speech.
• “But . . . if . . . I just don’t understand!”
• “So you . . . you cheated on me with
my best friend?”
Also use ellipses to indicate trailing off.
• “Oh, perhaps . . . ,” Angus said, staring
at the meadow.
To indicate a firm interruption in dialogue, a dash
is used instead. For more on this, see Dialogue.
Quotations
Use ellipses to indicate omitted dialogue. For detailed
instructions, see Quotations.
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