ellipses (…)

An ellipsis indicates words left out. When material is deleted at the end of one paragraph and at the beginning of the one that follows, place an ellipsis in both locations. However, do not use ellipses at the beginning and end of direct quotations. An ellipsis also may be used to indicate a thought that the speaker or writer does not complete. Substitute a dash for this purpose, however, if the context uses ellipses to indicate that words actually spoken or written have been deleted. Do not put spaces around ellipses. Note that this is a departure from AP Style.