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re: Evidently, younger generations see the ellipsis as passive aggression.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 12:16 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Posted on 10/21/19 at 12:16 pm to Fewer Kilometers
While there are legitimate reasons to use ellipsis, most people in 2019 use them to be at least a little snarky. And that’s ok, but to pretend otherwise is just being disingenuous 
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Posted on 10/21/19 at 12:18 pm to Fewer Kilometers
I just text back, what does ... mean?
Because it’s painfully stupid.
Because it’s painfully stupid.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 12:24 pm to Joshjrn
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most people in 2019 use them to be at least a little snarky. And that’s ok, but to pretend otherwise is just being disingenuous
How is it snarky? It's three fricking dots. People throw all sorts of spacers and garbage in their texts.
Posted on 10/21/19 at 12:27 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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How is it snarky? It's three fricking dots. People throw all sorts of spacers and garbage in their texts.
I mean, if you really need me to explain it to you...
Posted on 10/21/19 at 12:28 pm to Fat and Happy
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I just text back, what does ... mean?
Because it’s painfully stupid.
"..." following a sentence means that it's an unfinished sentence or thought.
Some people assume that it's you expressing your condescension.
To them, "I'm at the store then headed to your place..." means, "I'm at the store then headed to your place to rape your pets and defile your collection of Fall scarves."
Posted on 10/21/19 at 12:35 pm to Fewer Kilometers
I guess Peej is super aggressive then because he uses about a dozen
Posted on 10/21/19 at 12:36 pm to Fewer Kilometers
All I have to say about these generations is....
Posted on 10/21/19 at 12:49 pm to Salmon
quote:I do that all time in my post here.....just to break up the thread. Didn't know anyone got triggered.
Interesting...
Posted on 10/21/19 at 12:54 pm to Oddibe
Triggered might be the most overused word on TD after baw
Posted on 10/21/19 at 12:56 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Gen-X doesn't GAF.
Greatest Gen...
Posted on 10/22/19 at 11:14 am to Fewer Kilometers
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But when it comes to communicating with older colleagues, he sees a big divide on one small point: “They use periods a lot,” he said. “I didn’t even realize this, but they sound very stern, like very final.”
Or even worse, he said, they’ll sign off their messages with an ellipsis, “which for a millennial is just like the height of passive aggression.”
LINK
Posted on 10/23/19 at 6:45 am to Fewer Kilometers
i've used them forever in my posts here, but i don't use them a lot when i text...
Posted on 10/23/19 at 6:52 am to Joshjrn
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While there are legitimate reasons to use ellipsis, most people in 2019 use them to be at least a little snarky. And that’s ok, but to pretend otherwise is just being disingenuous
This shite has never crossed my mind.
Posted on 10/23/19 at 7:13 am to Fewer Kilometers
Din't know this was a thing......thanks for the tip.....
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