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In response to "I have a gripey post here that I don't want to put on FB because many people do this." by JaxSean

I've always considered ... more of a "pause for effect" kind of thing, between a comma and a period.

Posted by Cuzzin Todd (aka cuzzintodd) Feb 23 '20, 08:00

Not that it isn't abused... myself included.

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Looking up the rules, there are different ways to use it. I think I'm in the "Use an ellipsis to show a break, or trailing off, of a thought" camp. - zunk lake county Feb 23, 08:14 1
- I'd include trailing off thought in usage, too. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 23, 08:22
word -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 08:02
*angry emoji* -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 08:01 4
- And yes, an ellipsis can be used as such, but not 10 times in a paragraph. - JaxSean Feb 23, 08:10 3
  - Used that way it's like text uptalk. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 08:40
  - Is her mother IN the piano? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 23, 08:18
  - All the ellipsisesss's do there is make it hard to read. -- nm - zunk lake county Feb 23, 08:15

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