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When ending a sentence with ellipses, do I also include a period (3 or 4 dots)?
\cdots or \cdots .
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\cdots or \cdots .
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Ending a Sentence with Ellipses
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SUMMARY
When ending a sentence with ellipses, the standard practice is to use three dots, which signifies an unfinished thought or trailing off. Including an additional period after the ellipses is unnecessary and incorrect, as ellipses themselves indicate the end of a sentence. The correct form is simply three dots, without any additional punctuation. This convention applies universally in written English.
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