What's with the ........?

[Bettybooop25]

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed an increasing number of posts recently with lots of ....... between sentences?

It really annoys me...... aibu?

[peppercold]

........ yes

[peppercold]

You knew that was coming didn't you?

[SaucyJack]

I love a ......?

I mine it with my eyebrows and a sideways glance when I read it.

[SaucyJack]

*mime

[FlyingElbows]

Well... Tbh.... I've noticed it as well and...I was wondering if it's maybe... people eople writing... exactly as things sound in their head?

[AmeliaJack]

I like a good ellipsis personally. It should just be 3 dots though. Anything else is just showing off.

[SirChenjin]

Posts I can cope with, but partial thread titles with a ..... irritate the hell out of me and I refuse to open them

[GaryGilmoresEyes]

Ellipsis...hmmmmmm...

[ageingrunner]

Yeah...it does get on my tits a bit...tbh

[Maudlinmaud]

Oh goodness...I think...I do this....paranoid

[StCecilia]

I do this...all the time...sorry. I just can't stop though...it builds...tension

[acasualobserver]

Like any other sort of punctuation, used correctly, it can add meaning.

[SabineUndine]

Strictly speaking, it should be three full stops with a space between each and before the first and after the last . . . like that. It's called an ellipsis and shows that text or speech are missing.

[Anniegetyourgun]

I likes a good ellipsis, I does. But it has to be in the right context or...

[Bettybooop25]

The posts I've seen on here have definitely not been in the correct context.

That's what annoys me.

[Sallystyle]

I do it, cause I like them...

[M0nstersinthecl0set]

How else would you waste someone elses time? Clickbait writing I suppose.

[DurhamDurham]

..................I................don't know............what you..........mean!

[SaucyJack]

"it builds...tension"

Yup. Now reading all the posts on this thread in the style of Mystic..... Meh-EH-ehh-eh-eh-EH-gggggg......

I bet she loves a passive-aggressive ellipsis.

[VioletBam]

I do it an awful lot....it's because to me, they serve a different function than a full stop, comma or whatever.

It's a pause...dramatic or thoughtful....it illustrates where I'm not finished speaking but it's not the end of the sentence.

I think people do it when they're typing as they speak.

I could add full stops in the places they belong and commas in the places they belong...but I don't want to.

I prefer writing like this...because it reads differently and when I'm on a forum rather than writing an essay, the rules don't apply.

[SatsukiKusakabe]

I did this today, I think for the first time. And yes, it's the William Shatner voice thing. (And to convey a sense of uncertainty).

However if there's a thread about it, maybe I've unthinkingly followed a trend, like when I see a Budweiser ad and five minutes later go to the fridge to look for beer without knowing why...

[RubbishMantra]

I do it. I try to type as I would speak - sometimes needing a pause to think about what I'm thinking. As you would in everyday conversations.....

[junebirthdaygirl]

I used to do this when l came on mumsnet first and l was severely reprimanded so have learnt to drop it. I have no problem with it and it would be my natural way but as a new comer being corrected l decided to avoid driving people mad!