The Times’s film editor, Stephanie Goodman, asked the distributor, Sony, which version was correct, and the answer was, essentially, both. The studio called it “a creative decision.”

That kind of license seems fitting. The ellipsis once signified an incomplete statement or the omission of several words in a sentence, but it has taken on new meanings thanks to the casual punctuation of emails and text messages; many apps also use it as a “typing awareness indicator.”

According to a Cambridge researcher, the first use of the ellipsis was in a 1588 translation of a play by the Roman dramatist Terence.

As Quartz reported, the mark became common in the 18th century, often to get around libel laws, and has been notably used since by the columnist Herb Caen, the novelists Ford Madox Ford and Joseph Conrad, and more than a few social media-happy politicians.

That’s it for this briefing. See you next time. — Chris

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To Mark Josephson and Eleanor Stanford for the break from the news. Adam Pasick, editorial director of newsletters, wrote today’s Back Story. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com.

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