Разница между "ellipsis" и "ellipses" в Английском.

There is a difference between "ellipses" and "ellipsis" in English.

"Ellipsis" refers to a punctuation mark consisting of three dots (...) used to indicate the omission of words within a sentence or quotation. It is a singular noun referring to the specific punctuation mark itself. For example:

Original sentence: "I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas."

Sentence with ellipsis: "I went to the store and bought..."

On the other hand, "ellipses" is the plural form of "ellipsis." It refers to multiple instances of the ellipsis punctuation marks. For example:

"He left a few ... scattered across the page."

So, while "ellipsis" refers to a single punctuation mark (three dots), "ellipses" refers to multiple occurrences of that punctuation mark.

It's important to note that in some contexts, "ellipses" can also refer to the concept of omitting words or phrases in a sentence, even without the specific use of the ellipsis punctuation marks. This broader usage pertains [относится] to the idea of ellipsis as a grammatical and rhetorical device for omitting words. However, when discussing the punctuation mark itself, "ellipsis" is the correct term.