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This is a writing style I see every so often and I don't quite understand it. Using so many sets of ellipses within paragraphs and sentences makes for a very bi

This is a writing style I see every so often and I don't quite understand it. Using so many sets of ellipses within paragraphs and sentences makes for a very bizarre and difficult to understand cadence. It's very difficult to read and honestly comes off as immature, as if the writer has an incredibly limited grasp of English sentence and paragraph structure.

JasonFruit 5y ago
I don't think it's hard to read at all. Probably the person who wrote it is uncomfortable with punctuation, especially when they want to connect related thoughts that they're not certain form complete sentences on their own. If you look at the top-level commenter's history, they seem to use it to separate elements in what they see as a chain of reasoning.
- netizen-936824 5y ago
  Many of the fragments could be combined to form coherent sentences with minimal or no modification. At the moment it's one long run on sentence with a bunch of ellipses spread throughout.
- RappingBoomer 5y ago
  i actually have a degree in english and a former english teacher...I use ellipses because they save time and separate sentences well, making them easier to read
  - JasonFruit 5y ago
    Convenience is another possible explanation, I suppose…
NavinF 5y ago
That’s a long winded way of saying “ok boomer”. Seriously tho, google “boomer ellipses” and you’ll find many theories for why people do this.
- netizen-936824 5y ago
  My dad is a boomer and he manages to write coherently. I'm not quite sure it's purely age related.
- AnimalMuppet 5y ago
  I'm a boomer. I use ellipses. I don't write like that.
rootusrootus 5y ago
On the other hand, the old adage 'read for content, not for grammar' is always applicable. Especially online, where people from all kinds of different cultures interact, and not all of them are native English speakers.
- netizen-936824 5y ago
  The strange part is that I only see this writing style from native English speakers

JasonFruit 5y ago

I don't think it's hard to read at all. Probably the person who wrote it is uncomfortable with punctuation, especially when they want to connect related thoughts that they're not certain form complete sentences on their own. If you look at the top-level commenter's history, they seem to use it to separate elements in what they see as a chain of reasoning.

netizen-936824 5y ago
Many of the fragments could be combined to form coherent sentences with minimal or no modification. At the moment it's one long run on sentence with a bunch of ellipses spread throughout.
RappingBoomer 5y ago
i actually have a degree in english and a former english teacher...I use ellipses because they save time and separate sentences well, making them easier to read
- JasonFruit 5y ago
  Convenience is another possible explanation, I suppose…

NavinF 5y ago

That’s a long winded way of saying “ok boomer”. Seriously tho, google “boomer ellipses” and you’ll find many theories for why people do this.

netizen-936824 5y ago
My dad is a boomer and he manages to write coherently. I'm not quite sure it's purely age related.
AnimalMuppet 5y ago
I'm a boomer. I use ellipses. I don't write like that.

rootusrootus 5y ago

On the other hand, the old adage 'read for content, not for grammar' is always applicable. Especially online, where people from all kinds of different cultures interact, and not all of them are native English speakers.

netizen-936824 5y ago
The strange part is that I only see this writing style from native English speakers