How to get Final Draft to ignore ellipses in spell-check?

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  • How to get Final Draft to ignore ellipses in spell-check?

    Forgive me if this isn't the right area for this, but does anyone know if it's possible to have Final Draft ignore ellipses when spell-checking?

    thanks!

  • #2
    Re: How to get final draft to ignore ellipses in spell-check?

    Wasn't aware that it flagged them.

    Can't you just click "ignore all"?

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    • #3
      Re: How to get final draft to ignore ellipses in spell-check?

      No, because I'll have a line that says: "we should...we should go" and it recognizes "should...we" as a misspelling.

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      • #4
        Re: How to get final draft to ignore ellipses in spell-check?

        Originally posted by vsvs View Post
        No, because I'll have a line that says: "we should...we should go" and it recognizes "should...we" as a misspelling.
        That's because you're mis-using it

        An elipsis should have a space before and after it.

        "We should ... we should go," is the correct way to use it. Your spell checker won't flag that.

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        • #5
          Re: How to get final draft to ignore ellipses in spell-check?

          Correct ... and thank you, Ronaldinho.

          Within a sentence, use a space before and after the three-dot group. At the end of a sentence, the situation gets a little more complicated.

          For a complete discussion, see my six-page PDF file on the subject of ellipsis.

          "The fact that you have seen professionals write poorly is no reason for you to imitate them." - ComicBent.

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          • #6
            Re: How to get Final Draft to ignore ellipses in spell-check?

            Uh, this is not a grammar issue. At least one "grammar authority" can be cited for almost any version and/or use of the ellipsis.

            The issue is how this particular software, Final Draft, does its spell-check. FD treats two words joined by any number of periods as a single unit for purposes of spell-checking. And so... [sic (though "sic" is not technically correct here, I trust the implication is clear)]

            These will pass spell-check:
            you and... that other guy
            you and.... that other guy
            you and.......................... that other guy
            you and ... that other guy
            These will not pass spell-check:
            you and...that other guy
            you and....that other guy
            you and.that other guy

            Now, if only FD would do spell-check (and search/replace) within text formatted as "Dual Dialogue"...

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