I also often use the elipses to show that I am still in the process of considering the implications of the point under discussion. I had not realized that the r

I also often use the elipses to show that I am still in the process of considering the implications of the point under discussion. I had not realized that the reader might find that distracting. Thanks for your thoughts! I think, though, that some examples from the article (e.g. "Ok...") would be interpreted everywhere as distancing. I would and I am not American :)