: Re: In what situation do you put a full-stop after an ellipsis? In some style guides, I see this mention of putting a full-stop after an ellipsis when you are stopping the paused sentence and

@Debbie451

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Please note I am describing American English punctuation convention, where the quotes go outside the final punctuation mark. I am aware that British English punctuation is handlded differently.
The ellipsis is used to indicate a trailing pause.
If it's in the middle of a sentence, and you're continuing a thought, usually there's no space after the ellipsis, and the next word remains lowercase.

"I was ashamed...to tell you."

If it's at the end of a sentence — indicating that the speaker trails off but then resumes speaking, although the next words are a new sentence — you use an ellipsis, a period (closing your quotes wherever necessary), and a space. A new sentence starts with a capital letter.

"I was ashamed.... You don't know what it's like."
"I am not sure I will ever be able to forgive him...." He swallowed hard.

I personally like to use a space after an ellipsis because I think it's easier to read, but I don't think this typographical convention is widespread.

"I was ashamed... to tell you."

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