Re: OT Use of Ellipses (was Wikipedia entry on XyWrite)

[Paul Lagasse pglagasse@xxxxxxxx]

Bill Troop wrote:
> OK. But even that can be a problem, as in this quotation from a news
> article about Secretary Rice:
>
>
> > "The problem is that since Annapolis there has been a certain ...
> > level of activity that raises questions and they need to address that."
>
> here: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080615/D91ALTD80.html
>
> /Surely/, in a newspaper article, and between quotation marks, ellipsis
> should /not/ be used /except/ to indicate an omission of text? Surely
> there are other ways of indicating tone? Indeed, there's something fishy
> about the whole thing. It raises so many questions as to who made the
> decision, and when, to interpret a pause that may or may not have
> actually taken place.



You're right Bill, and AP's right too, as it turns out. Here's the full
text from the State Dept:


SECRETARY RICE: As I said, we’ve made our views very clear. And as you
know, our view is the Roadmap obligations are pretty clear on this – on
this point. And we read the Roadmap quite literally on this point.


Look, I understand that there’s a kind of expectation that, you know,
somebody – we all say, “Stop,” and it stops. I do think that the key is
to work with the Israelis and to make clear to the Israelis that this is
a problem. You know, it’s a problem not because of one tender here or
one house here. It’s -- the problem is that since Annapolis, there’s
been a certain --


QUESTION: Surge?

SECRETARY RICE: We don’t use that word outside of – (laughter) – there’s
been a certain level of activity that raises questions. And they need to
address that. And so that’s what I’m emphasizing.


http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/06/105918.htm

Paul Lagasse