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No, I don’t think people think that… because that isn’t what it means. People aren’t annoyed or sarcastic towards you… they are just pausing for a second.
by withinboredom 4y ago
No, I don’t think people think that… because that isn’t what it means. People aren’t annoyed or sarcastic towards you… they are just pausing for a second.
- Jcowell 4y agoI feel as though a comma and the end communicates a pause better. Especially since it use in formal English is similar.
- withinboredom 4y agoAnother name for ellipses (…) is “suspension point” and doesn’t have any true grammatical purposes, unlike a comma. A comma doesn’t necessarily indicate a pause and makes no sense to insert randomly… wherever you’d like the reader to pause.
- Jcowell 4y agoFor texting I meant specifically at the end of a sentence to indicate a possible continuation
- makeitdouble 4y agoMy personal use for trailing ‘…’ is precisely to escape formal language and hint at something that is more complex or emotional than a simple pause. For instance “Did you just…unplug and replug the machine?”
- Jcowell 4y agoAh I forgot about it’s usage ! For me it still takes on a negative connotation when used at the end of a sentence