4 ms·
Is there a similar article that we can get to chide people that use the double dot ellipsis (..)? It's not a thing, but I see it everywhere from casual conversa
by JasserInicide 4y ago
Is there a similar article that we can get to chide people that use the double dot ellipsis (..)? It's not a thing, but I see it everywhere from casual conversation to business's websites. I despise it.
- layer8 4y agoYeah, you often don’t know if it’s meant to be an ellipsis or just a typo for a single dot.
- handsclean 4y agoOh man, I didn’t know other people did this, I invented it in my friend group. Never in proper writing, only texting. To me it conveys a tone that other punctuation can’t replicate. For example: Ok.. - Ok, but I’m unsure about this Ok - Ok Ok… - Ok, but I’m sad or resigned about this, and I want you to address that Ok. - Ok, and that’s final Ok? - I don’t know why you’re saying this, explain yourself Ok…? - I don’t know where you’re going with this, explain yourself Even writing “Ok, but I’m unsure about this” isn’t the same, because that calls more attention to your hesitation. If you don’t use “..”, your only alternative is to spend a minute basically doing translation work between inflected English and monotone English, maybe arriving at something like “Ok, I’ll try”, or more likely just give up and communicate in lower fidelity.