Tinsley, Mississippi. Tinsley is an unincorporated community located in Yazoo County, Mississippi. Tinsley is approximately 11 miles (18 km) south of Yazoo City and 4 miles (6.4 km) North of Oil City near U.S. Route 49. It is known to be the location of the first discovery of oil in the state of Mississippi.
Ellipses at the beginning of a quotation. It is rarely necessary to use ellipsis points at the beginning of a quotation, even if the quotation begins mid-sentence. It is also usually acceptable to change the capitalization of the first word of the quotation to match the surrounding material.
1 (Linda Blair as Regan in The Exorcist, 1973). 2  Likewise, capitalize the first word of a quotation if it's a complete sentence: Jorge said, The game is over.. 3  But don't capitalize the first word if the quotation is not a complete sentence: Jorge said that the game was all but over by the seventh inning.