Apparently they are seen as rude or awkward. Which... Tough. When I talk I tend to trail off a bit once I've gotten the point across and I guess I just do it in text out of habit, too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But actual old people use them in a different way that I still don't understand.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're used in quotes to signify that some words have been taken out but that's about the only other use that I can think of.

Now that I think about it, I think I use them so much because I'm used to them from reading comics.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah off the top of my head I think it might have been like they do it when they are expecting a reply, so other generations make them think they are supposed to reply or something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Having been on the receiving end of it from two people professionally, wracking my brains over what their problem was, until I learned how they were actually meaning it:

The trailing ellipses feels like it's 'politely' avoiding saying the "obvious" conclusion out loud. And if someones avoiding saying it, it's probably negative. That's why it's seen as passive-aggressive.

To my generation it sounds like, I dunno, saying "Where there's smoke...".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you in the younger than normal or older than normal generation?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think im getting older than normal lately.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ok good to know! I tend to avoid ... in work emails because I know it can be taken in different ways, I should probably avoid it in other online posts too...