• Zoot@reddthat.com
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    4 months ago

    Yeah until you’ve got your family texting you “We need to talk…” and then, the conversation is asking what you’re doing this weekend.

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      4 months ago

      I try to not put them at the end of the sentence, I’m not so old I don’t get the implication of that! It’s in the middle of the sentence as a break!

      Or sometimes as a literary device to indicate an amount of time has passed.

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        4 months ago

        Using ellipses in the middle of a sentence is considered very rude.

        Have you ever met someone who pauses in the middle of a sentence… just to fuck with you by injecting pointless suspense? Well, believe it or not… this is what ellipses communicate in written English. You’re building a lot of dramatic suspense and slowing down the pace at which people read your messages… and if you don’t pay it off… you seem like an asshole.

        I don’t watch much reality television, but those shows like to inject massive pauses right before the judge reveals whether the chef made a good meal… just so they’ll gasp more and cry with relief and the audience will stay invested. But I hate it! It’s really annoying! And it’s how some people type.