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Evidently, younger generations see the ellipsis as passive aggression.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:48 am
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:48 am
Heard a snippet of a news promo on the radio this morning where they said that millennials regard the use of the ellipsis by older people in texts and email as the height of passive aggressiveness.
So I Googled and found:
Why… do old people… text… like this…? An investigation…
I guess if you're looking to get triggered, assigning aggression to common punctuation is one way to go...
So I Googled and found:
quote:And...
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A two-dot ellipsis (..), in millennial English means "continue," or "please elaborate." And, a three-dot ellipsis denotes an "awkward or annoyed silence," or "are you serious?"
Using the comma-ellipsis to write ‘ok,,’ or ‘you sure,,,’ can convey "insecurity or uneasiness," according to Fonteyn. While a three-dot ellipsis might be employed to convey intense annoyance, the comma-ellipsis indicates a "different type of intensity," of annoyance or unsureness.
Why… do old people… text… like this…? An investigation…
I guess if you're looking to get triggered, assigning aggression to common punctuation is one way to go...
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Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:49 am to Fewer Kilometers
Interesting...
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:50 am to Fewer Kilometers
Hit them with 4 dots and they lose their minds.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:50 am to Fewer Kilometers
and this is what you post...
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:50 am to Fewer Kilometers
Well then ..... is ultra aggressive then.....so to all of the
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younger generations
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Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:51 am to Fewer Kilometers
I fired a former publicist because he referred to them as “dot dot dot”
Typical birdbrain Columbia fop.
Typical birdbrain Columbia fop.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:51 am to Ed Osteen
quote:... Sonic...NOW!,,,...
and this is what you post...
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:53 am to Fewer Kilometers
What about:
dot .. dot .. dot .. dot ... DOT ?
dot .. dot .. dot .. dot ... DOT ?
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:53 am to Fewer Kilometers
quote:
Evidently, younger generations see the ellipsis as passive aggression.
Evidently...based on scholarly articles from places like mashable and a "report" on a morning radio show...
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:53 am to Fewer Kilometers
They also find flash to pass top be aggressive.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:53 am to Fewer Kilometers
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:54 am to Fewer Kilometers
quote:
Evidently, younger generations see the ellipsis as passive aggression.
K... keep me posted.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:54 am to Fewer Kilometers
Yeah, I have had to read shite for years that younger generations try to pass off as "writing."
It'll be a cold day in hell when I start taking advice from them regarding punctuation and grammar.
It'll be a cold day in hell when I start taking advice from them regarding punctuation and grammar.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:57 am to Fewer Kilometers
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Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:58 am to Fewer Kilometers
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millennials regard the use of the ellipsis by older people in texts and email as the height of passive aggressiveness.
The article isn't wrong. I married a millennial. My mother overuses ellipsis' every single day. It annoys the shite out of my wife.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 10:01 am to TH03
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Evidently...based on scholarly articles from places like mashable and a "report" on a morning radio show...
If news sites can use Tigerdroppings as a source... I can use NPR and Mashable.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 10:01 am to Fewer Kilometers
Yep. It's actually led to arguments in our workplace because the older generation will constantly use it in emails asking for documentation from the younger generation.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 10:02 am to Fewer Kilometers
Note to self. Use them more often and annoy the shite out of millennials.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 10:04 am to UGATiger26
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It'll be a cold day in hell when I start taking advice from them regarding punctuation and grammar.
My favorite is, "Even if it's obvious sarcasm, you should include a smile emoji."
Posted on 10/21/19 at 10:05 am to Fewer Kilometers
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