Punctuation in a sentence split between two slides – should I use ellipsis?
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I'm making a powerpoint presentation and will also later animate it.
I'm splitting one sentence "Is X only for the rich?" into two parts – "Is X" and "only for the rich?" (they are the big captions on each slide).
Should I use an ellipsis mark at the end of the first part? Like this "Is X..." ?
ellipsis
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I'm making a powerpoint presentation and will also later animate it.
I'm splitting one sentence "Is X only for the rich?" into two parts – "Is X" and "only for the rich?" (they are the big captions on each slide).
Should I use an ellipsis mark at the end of the first part? Like this "Is X..." ?
ellipsis
asked Mar 18 at 13:12
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To make it linguistically correct, you must!
– Nitika
Mar 18 at 13:17
@Nitika No, that's not true. You never seen books use ellipses when sentences are split across pages (which almost always happens). Why should a slide presentation behave differently? It can be done of course—but it's more style and personal opinion than anything to do with grammar.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 18 at 17:31
@Jason books are meant to be read in continuous form and when text on one page ends, readers are bound to turn to the next. Whereas for slides, most stand independent for themselves, with one thought per slide being a widely accepted practice.
– Nitika
yesterday
In this case, the thought is still incomplete and the reader must have an idea that there is something to come. Agreed that this has nothing to do with grammar, but is certainly a more correct thing to do.
– Nitika
yesterday
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I'm making a powerpoint presentation and will also later animate it.
I'm splitting one sentence "Is X only for the rich?" into two parts – "Is X" and "only for the rich?" (they are the big captions on each slide).
Should I use an ellipsis mark at the end of the first part? Like this "Is X..." ?
ellipsis
asked Mar 18 at 13:12
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I'm making a powerpoint presentation and will also later animate it.
I'm splitting one sentence "Is X only for the rich?" into two parts – "Is X" and "only for the rich?" (they are the big captions on each slide).
Should I use an ellipsis mark at the end of the first part? Like this "Is X..." ?
ellipsis
ellipsis
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To make it linguistically correct, you must!
– Nitika
Mar 18 at 13:17
@Nitika No, that's not true. You never seen books use ellipses when sentences are split across pages (which almost always happens). Why should a slide presentation behave differently? It can be done of course—but it's more style and personal opinion than anything to do with grammar.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 18 at 17:31
@Jason books are meant to be read in continuous form and when text on one page ends, readers are bound to turn to the next. Whereas for slides, most stand independent for themselves, with one thought per slide being a widely accepted practice.
– Nitika
yesterday
In this case, the thought is still incomplete and the reader must have an idea that there is something to come. Agreed that this has nothing to do with grammar, but is certainly a more correct thing to do.
– Nitika
yesterday
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To make it linguistically correct, you must!
– Nitika
Mar 18 at 13:17
@Nitika No, that's not true. You never seen books use ellipses when sentences are split across pages (which almost always happens). Why should a slide presentation behave differently? It can be done of course—but it's more style and personal opinion than anything to do with grammar.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 18 at 17:31
@Jason books are meant to be read in continuous form and when text on one page ends, readers are bound to turn to the next. Whereas for slides, most stand independent for themselves, with one thought per slide being a widely accepted practice.
– Nitika
yesterday
In this case, the thought is still incomplete and the reader must have an idea that there is something to come. Agreed that this has nothing to do with grammar, but is certainly a more correct thing to do.
– Nitika
yesterday
To make it linguistically correct, you must!
– Nitika
Mar 18 at 13:17
To make it linguistically correct, you must!
– Nitika
Mar 18 at 13:17
@Nitika No, that's not true. You never seen books use ellipses when sentences are split across pages (which almost always happens). Why should a slide presentation behave differently? It can be done of course—but it's more style and personal opinion than anything to do with grammar.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 18 at 17:31
@Nitika No, that's not true. You never seen books use ellipses when sentences are split across pages (which almost always happens). Why should a slide presentation behave differently? It can be done of course—but it's more style and personal opinion than anything to do with grammar.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 18 at 17:31
@Jason books are meant to be read in continuous form and when text on one page ends, readers are bound to turn to the next. Whereas for slides, most stand independent for themselves, with one thought per slide being a widely accepted practice.
– Nitika
yesterday
@Jason books are meant to be read in continuous form and when text on one page ends, readers are bound to turn to the next. Whereas for slides, most stand independent for themselves, with one thought per slide being a widely accepted practice.
– Nitika
yesterday
In this case, the thought is still incomplete and the reader must have an idea that there is something to come. Agreed that this has nothing to do with grammar, but is certainly a more correct thing to do.
– Nitika
yesterday
In this case, the thought is still incomplete and the reader must have an idea that there is something to come. Agreed that this has nothing to do with grammar, but is certainly a more correct thing to do.
– Nitika
yesterday
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To make it linguistically correct, you must!
– Nitika
Mar 18 at 13:17
@Nitika No, that's not true. You never seen books use ellipses when sentences are split across pages (which almost always happens). Why should a slide presentation behave differently? It can be done of course—but it's more style and personal opinion than anything to do with grammar.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 18 at 17:31
@Jason books are meant to be read in continuous form and when text on one page ends, readers are bound to turn to the next. Whereas for slides, most stand independent for themselves, with one thought per slide being a widely accepted practice.
– Nitika
yesterday
In this case, the thought is still incomplete and the reader must have an idea that there is something to come. Agreed that this has nothing to do with grammar, but is certainly a more correct thing to do.
– Nitika
yesterday