Posted by Macheath on November 3, 2000 at 15:29:20:
In Reply to: Ellipse is the oval shape, Ellipses is the dots (n/t) posted by Drinks with Evil... on November 3, 2000 at 14:54:32:
"Ellipse" can mean either a specific kind of oval shape or a series of periods, like so... "Ellipsis" is another accepted term for the singular set of periods, where "Ellipses" is the accepted plural for both many sets of periods, and for many specific oval shapes.