…I use them incorrectly. I should refrain from my overuse of ellipsis…
el·lip·sis
–noun, plural -ses 
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Grammar.
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the omission from a sentence or other construction of one or more words that would complete or clarify the construction, as the omission of who are, while I am, or while we are from I like to interview people sitting down. |
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the omission of one or more items from a construction in order to avoid repeating the identical or equivalent items that are in a preceding or following construction, as the omission of been to Paris from the second clause of I’ve been to Paris, but they haven’t. |
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Printing. a mark or marks as ——, …, or * * *, to indicate an omission or suppression of letters or words. |
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April 9, 2008 at 8:01 am
robynslingsby
Hiya
I too am doing my CIPR CRT essays (questions 1 and 4 I reckon) and you have my sympathy. I’m not all that academic and having only worked in PR for six months I’m finding a bit of an uphill struggle. And very reluctant to give up my life in order to write the damn things. So, I have pretty much written April off and am looking forward to an essay free May.
Best of luck!
April 9, 2008 at 9:37 am
ellielovell
Hi Robyn, thanks for your comment - it’s nice hearing from someone in the same CRT boat! Like you, I have pretty much written off April but am looking forward to a fun May to make up for it! I have noticed a bit more traffic to my blog recently and a rise in people searching for “blogging and public relations theory”, “public health campaigns, ethical propaga” and “cipr assignment 2008″ so there are lots of us out there! Good luck with your assignment and let me know how it goes…
Ellie