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Topic	Why,,,, do many old people,,, write like that on facebook,,,,
TES_Nut 09/07/18 5:55:44 PM #9:	Well traditionally ellipses are used in quotations that have been abrigged. The exception is dialogue in prose where it's most commonly used to indicate a pause in speech. You could argue that a social post is dialogue of the author or their online persona, so the ellipses would be appropriate in certain circumstances. Overused they may be. But people that do it most dont think about any of that and just throw them in to seem... smarter than they actually are I guess. --- The ending of the word is ALMSIVI <cite>TES_Nut posted [p:908308267] in Why,,,, do... [t:76978028]...</cite> <quote>Well traditionally ellipses are used in quotations that have been abrigged. The exception is dialogue in prose where it's most commonly used to indicate a pause in speech. You could argue that a social post is dialogue of the author or their online persona, so the ellipses would be appropriate in certain circumstances. Overused they may be. But people that do it most dont think about any of that and just throw them in to seem... smarter than they actually are I guess. --- The ending of the word is ALMSIVI</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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