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I feel as though a comma and the end communicates a pause better. Especially since it use in formal English is similar.

• withinboredom 4y ago
  Another 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 ago
    For texting I meant specifically at the end of a sentence to indicate a possible continuation
• makeitdouble 4y ago
  My 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 ago
    Ah I forgot about it’s usage ! For me it still takes on a negative connotation when used at the end of a sentence