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Rule "Smart ellipsis (…)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Smart ellipsis (…)
Message: Consider using the typographical ellipsis character here instead.
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
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
ID: ELLIPSIS [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-26 22:33:10 +0100)