It also feels ominous. Like why is my dad texting me “come downstairs…” and it’s just dinner like 😭😭
2024-06-17 21:24:59
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hereforthehacks :
Thank you. I’m Gen X and I love ellipsis. I actually like the way they look—I think they’re cute. But I use the when I’m unsure of something and don’t quite know how to finish my thought…
2025-09-07 16:58:14
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TwyWifey :
I don’t see certain ages doing this. Anyone can random do this…
2025-09-08 11:50:59
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egg :
boomer ellipses spikes my anxiety
2024-06-17 21:10:43
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selemper :
I thought... this means... you know... a pause
2024-06-18 02:54:21
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Stop Eating Seed Oils :
It just kinda… represents a pause to me.
2024-06-17 22:04:14
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Sam Larielle-Jones :
Millennial here... I use this all the time. Who wants to receive multiple texts right after another?
2024-06-18 21:48:07
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Don't trust :
the 3 dots mean suspenseful pause maybe even... a dramatic pause 🤨
2024-06-18 09:59:11
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While You Were Sleeping :
Imagine a Gen Z thinking he knows. Ellipses imply “more”. They are a “fill in the blank with the implication” or an unfinished thought
2025-09-06 14:32:04
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ChrisDLR :
boomer ellipses?... i do that.... im 25
2024-06-18 12:26:36
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T H :
This doesn’t account for when they just put it at the end of a sentence with no other context…
2024-06-17 21:19:24
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shanekelbaugh :
I’m a millennial, and I just use them to simulate dialogic pauses to add inflection to my text. So do you…get it?
2024-06-18 09:52:12
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Joey🦘 :
if you make my phone vibrate 3 times instead of once, we are not friends
2024-06-18 13:25:14
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ryne :
why not just use a period. like in normal writing.
2024-06-17 22:03:29
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˃ʍ˂ :
My “…” means “😅” I just wanna show my emotion…
2024-06-17 21:07:36
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Covy 👑 :
This represents a pause… also is this not a millennial thing?
2024-06-18 12:51:24
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Phoenix :
I just like to show…a slight pause? Hesitation even..?
2024-06-17 21:42:49
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A goblin with a pan :
I use ellipses to be sassy. For example. “And you thought that was a good idea…”
2024-06-18 03:52:58
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OnlyStans :
How dare you… I’m only 39…
2024-06-18 02:40:41
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Soren :
I still don’t get it. You always see “…” to mean an awkward pause or something in books. Why would anyone think it makes sense in the middle of a text
2024-06-18 03:06:59
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inFILtrator :
Also, who wants to get 4 notifications for 4 thoughts that could fit in a single message?
2024-06-18 07:26:44
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Wazza :
not a boomer line break, it's a millenial suspense pause... duh
2024-06-18 17:13:52
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Chelsea :
dude...this explains my manager's texts, I just thought she was mad at me
2025-09-09 19:11:18
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