省略符号一标记，通常为破折号(—)，指一个单词或字母的省略。

A mark, usually a dash (?), indicating the omission of a word or of a letter or letters.

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删除不是空格的非首字母字符（空格将搞乱省略符号，但是它是很好的起点）

Strip out nonalpha characters that are not whitespace (which messes up apostrophes, but it's a good place to start)

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他们在写作中未曾使用省略符号，从而不会张扬表达，却将所有的涵义内质化。

In writing they have no apostrophes, meaning they are not spoken but are internal.

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