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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

The implication is that you know the next part of the sentence but keep it unwritten. The best exemple is when making a list, a, b c ...

Sometimes it's even just a indicator there's gonna be a next part, like the "We need to talk..."

Although the more degenerate use is to imply the "you know what i mean/imply", a bit like the english innit in some sens.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 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.