: Re: Spaces in the ellipsis in novels I am having a hard time with the ellipsis. When I enter dot dot dot in Microsoft Word, it automatically makes the spaces between each dot a little longer

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Of the three options, C is the only one I wouldn't use; A and B differ to me in the following way:

To indicate a pause within the sentence, use A
In your example, this is what I would do; the sentence is not finished, there's simply a stretch of silence between the two words.

To indicate a pause between two sentences, use B
As you would add a space after a single period. In this case, you're ending your sentence as you would with any other form of punctuation.

In the end, though, there's no definite rule, which is why you get all those variations. Choose what you want, just make sure you stick to it.

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