OK - well, the elipses? I think the more 'modern' way (according to an english prof I had) is spaced (. . .), if it's as part of a quote, and (. . . .) if it's at the end of the quote. This also is what's allowed by the grammer check on word 2000 (b/c let's face it, that's the grammar authority we probably use most unfortunately). I'm probably wrong though . . .
For hyphens, that also depends - it depends on whether you're using a 'dash' or a 'hyphen' . . . the '--' turns up as one longer line, demarking a hyphen, in many programs, and doesn't require a space. A dash, however, does require a space (again all from EN220) . . . so yeah, i guess there's so many different ways to write, plus it all depends on if you're doing technical writing or descriptive or blah blah . . . i'd go w/ what's natural for you.
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