An ellipsis is a sin of omission and the lowest form of punctuation.
Today’s stylistic dictum comes to us from Helga Koch. The phrase “lowest form of punctuation” itself bespeaks the Kunstfertigkeit of a powerful writer. Two weeks have passed since Ms. Koch passed this content our way. One hopes, that is – I hope — that she will post another essay soon. The internex is dull and gloomy at its best. The rich humor and evocative prose of fine writers like Ms. Koch make it bearable.
Point taken, Ms. Koch…
“A man should never be ashamed to own that he is wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.”
– Alexander Pope
“She was only the telegrapher’s daughter, but she didit, didit, didit.”
– Anon.
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