MISCELLANEOUS MARKS.
I. Two Commas (”) indicate that the word under which they are placed is to be repeated.
Charles Harrison, Adrian, Mich.
Clinton Hardy, ” ”
II. The Caret (^) indicates that something is written above the line that forms a part of the sentence. It is only used in writing.
III. Marks of Ellipsis (—, ....., * * * * *) indicate the omission of letters, words, or sentences.
1. “I was the true descendant of those old W—s.”—Lamb.
2. “I have a belief of my own, ... that by desiring what is perfectly good, even when we don’t quite know what it is, ... we are a part of a divine power against evil, widening the skirts of light, and making the struggle with darkness narrower.”—George Eliot.
Four words are omitted where the first dots are, and five where the second are.
3. “My lov’d, my honour’d, much respected friend!
* * * * * * * * *
To you I sing, in simple Scottish lays,
The lowly train in life’s sequester’d scene,
The native feeling strong, the guileless ways;
What Aiken in his cottage would have been.”—Burns.
In the above, three lines are omitted.
IV. Leaders (......) are used to indicate a connection between words at the beginning of the line and what is at the end of the line.
| Winnowed Wheat | ................... | Nellie R. Luck. |
| Dreams, a Poem | ................... | Octa E. Wise. |
V. In writing, one line drawn under a word indicates that it is to be printed in italics; two lines, in small capitals; three lines, in capitals.
VI. Marks of Reference are used to refer to notes at the bottom of the page, or to remarks in the margin. They are the following:—
The Star (*), the Dagger (†), the Double Dagger (‡), the Section (§), Parallel Lines (‖), the Paragraph (¶).
The above marks are given in the order in which they are used.
The Paragraph (¶) is also used, in written compositions, to denote that what follows should commence a new line.
