damn spell checker! (I know, the word I wrote is a correct spelling for
a word of a different meaning...let's not quibble here )

dave

Jim Stuyck wrote:

"Bay Area Dave" wrote in message
y.com...

I frequently use an ellipse...that's THREE dots;no more, no less...


Hmmm...and here I thought an "ellipse" was "a closed curve
in the form of a symmetrical oval." ;-)

The word you're searching for -- the three-dot-thingie -- is
"ellipsis." Ellipsis is also "the omission of a word or words
understood in the context."

If nothing else, rec.woodworking can be "educational." :-)

Jim Stuyck