4/23/07

tex rocks!

one of my pet peeves is the abuse of the ellipsis. i am unable to understand why it is that people, once they start with 3 dots, cannot seem to stop. i looked up the following:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis


it's true that so far i've only truly felt at ease using an ellipsis in latex. 'cos latex knows exactly what i want - the right spacing, the right height, the right direction, and the right number. the link above attests to this. i also think the polish had it down perfectly, while the chicago style doesn't appeal quite as much. 4 dots are apparently ok, and that makes sense - not because the ellipsis itself has 4, but because it attaches itself to a period. 30 dots look obnoxious. please drop the habit this second. no, seriously!

2 comments:

amrith said...

hmm, ... interesting.... i think i like bringhurst's style.

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