ellipses raze ... these dots ... ... are saving space ... ... simulating a pause ... ... in speech ... ... acting as a bridge ... ... between two thoughts ... ... or maybe ... ... removing something unimportant ... ... wouldn't you like to know ... ... what's been left out? ... 210825 ... unhinged we were texting like teenagers one night chatting it up across the miles and i mentioned i was a writer. then he said so that's why you use these so much... and i lol'ed 210825 ... nr a Gen X person told me millennials say “lol” and Gen Xers use ellipses. …who knows? (i am a xennial and do enjoy the leading ellipses) 210825 ... kerry as an older millennial i enjoy a regular lol (if i'm feeling frisky maybe even an lolol) as much as... ellipses. each has its place. 210825 ... unhinged i'm on the leading edge of millenialness too. i've heard people call me an elder millenial too. i like the connotation of that. it gives me a wisdom i didn't earn. 210825 what's it to you? who go blather from