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?

........ yes

You knew that was coming didn't you?

I love a ......?

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

*mime

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?

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

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

Ellipsis...hmmmmmm...

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

That's what annoys me.

I do it, cause I like them...

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

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

"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.

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.

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...

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.....

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!