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Substitute Ford for Daimler, and Montana and Minnesota for California, and the Court’s “illustrative case" becomes . . . the two cases be..."

2021-04-03T21:38:48Z

Created page with "<blockquote style="color: gray"> Substitute Ford for Daimler, and Montana and Minnesota for California, and the Court’s “illustrative case" becomes . . . the two cases be..."

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<blockquote style="color: gray">
Substitute Ford for
Daimler, and Montana and Minnesota for California, and the
Court’s “illustrative case" becomes . . . the two cases before us.
</blockquote>
Does anyone know if there is a name for this kind of ellipsis use - the one that suggests a pause to emphasize the final, often ironic or wry, point? I love them. (Though not in formal writing; A SCOTUS Justice can do this. The rest of us can't!)
https://twitter.com/bethwilensky/status/1375429569214357507

@BoydJordanP said:
Calling the ellipses anything other than a drumroll would seem foolish.

Steve Mellen
said:
I don't know, but I suggest reading it aloud as "DOT DOT DOT" for the same effect.

Some else said:
"I think of it as the "wait for it, wait for it" ellipsis. I have used it in briefs, but then I like to mess with formal conventions. I've persuaded myself that judges appreciate the liveliness ... but maybe they just think I'm from The Great Lebowski school of legal prose."

The Drum Roll Ellipsis - Revision history

Rasmusen p1vaim: Created page with " Substitute Ford for Daimler, and Montana and Minnesota for California, and the Court’s “illustrative case" becomes . . . the two cases be..."

Rasmusen p1vaim: Created page with "
Substitute Ford for Daimler, and Montana and Minnesota for California, and the Court’s “illustrative case" becomes . . . the two cases be..."