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Thu, 05/28/2009 - 09:50

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Ellipses are over-used in scriptwriting in our opinion, particularly in dialogue. The only case we know of to use them is when a character's dialogue is trailing off, for example if they move off into thought or are passing out or the like. Any other valid uses?

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