• compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      1 month ago

      How old are they?

      My boss does this all the time, and at first I was confused. I then learned that older generations tend to use ellipses to indicate a casual tone in writing. It’s something that predates most written communication being digital.

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        1 month ago

        Im in my late 30s and kind of do that. But only when segueing between loosely connected ideas, and usually when trying to convey that my comment isn’t the totality of the matter.

        Ending a response with Thanks… would kind of imply theres a But to that thanks.