Dot, dot, dot: The ambiguous ellipsis in the Trump Ukraine call summary
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Dot, dot, dot: The ambiguous ellipsis in the Trump Ukraine call summary

An ellipsis (plural, ellipses) has multiple meanings: it can indicate an unfinished thought, a pause, or, in quoted material, something that’s been omitted. When there’s ambiguity, it’s up to the author to resolve it. Trump’s Ukraine call summary doesn’t, and that’s a problem. The ellipsis for an uncompleted thought is more common in fiction. In…