A Cambridge academic claims to have found the first exhaust of a ‘brilliant innovation’ that has endured as a tag of incomplete speechOne of the earliest examples of the ellipsis,that tantalising piece of punctuation masterfully used to whet the appetite of Adele fans on Sunday night, has been traced to the 16th century by a Cambridge academic.
Dr Anne Toner believes she has identified the earliest exhaust of the ellipsis in English drama, and pinning it down to a 1588 edition of the Roman dramatist Terence’s play,Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com