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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Oliverbeatson (talk | contribs) at 20:11, 9 June 2009 (Created page with '==Examples== I wonder if '''"I can do this if you want me to"''' is instead an example of ellipsis, because the clause is equivalent to '''"I can do this if you wan…'). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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I wonder if "I can do this if you want me to" is instead an example of ellipsis, because the clause is equivalent to "I can do this if you want me to do this". The ellipsis eliminates repetition. What do fellow wikipedians think? Oliverbeatson (talk) 20:11, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]