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Rule "Smart ellipsis (…)"

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Description: Smart ellipsis (…)
Message: Consider using the typographical ellipsis character here instead.
Category: Typography (ID: TYPOGRAPHY)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-ellipsis/
Tags: [picky]
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This is important... as far as I know.
    Correction suggestion: …
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • This is important – as far as I know.
  • 1. Introduction .................................... 3
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ELLIPSIS [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)