[@shylarah] Before I go off an google it, here's what I learned in one of my college English classes: Ellipses (...) are used to: 1. Indicate a break in a quote or reference. Ex. "I don't...even care." Here, there was more dialogue between "don't" and "even." For whatever reason, it was left out and the main portion, the most important portion, or the needed portion of the dialogue was kept in. 2. Indicate a lapse of time. Ex. The next year wouldn't be so different.... Here, there is a sense that, after this sentence, there is a fast forwarding (or reversal, when applicable) of time. The purpose of the Ellipse followed by a Period is used when the omission or time skip occurs at the end of the sentence. [url=http://www.thepunctuationguide.com/ellipses.html]This link[/url] goes into greater detail of the other uses of the Ellipse (suspense, breaking of thought, etc.) So, I guess I do know what the Oxford Semicolon is. I learned it in the same class but was never told the colloquialism. It's the semicolon used in a list of items where the individual items have commas. Ex. The following are arriving: John, a boy; Alex, a girl; Ashley, a boy. I'm not entirely sure if this is correct, though. >.>