A friend and I were talking a bit...
about the merits of the ellipsis...
it's an unusual way...
to pause what you say...
or to drift off or fade...
or breathe or evade...
it's annoying to some...
you may think it's dumb...
but I do have to tell...
I think its just swell...
Just a note to anyone who wonders...why my speech...is often punctuated...by three small dots...it's a horrible habit...do they have a 12 step program for that...?
about the merits of the ellipsis...
it's an unusual way...
to pause what you say...
or to drift off or fade...
or breathe or evade...
it's annoying to some...
you may think it's dumb...
but I do have to tell...
I think its just swell...
Just a note to anyone who wonders...why my speech...is often punctuated...by three small dots...it's a horrible habit...do they have a 12 step program for that...?
Hi...my name is Pam...and I'm a compulsive ellipsis user too.
ReplyDeleteI love the three dot thing, but calling it by it's proper name, Ellipsis, makes it sound so sophisticated. LIke I be educated if I use an ellipsis in my writing...
or perhaps I lack the discipline and focus to complete a thought...
I'm not sure...
Does this mean we are Ellipsis'ers...?
We should start a fan club! Think it would catch on?
ReplyDeleteI think it's about being super smart...we have so many ideas running around in our heads that we can't complete one thought before the next one comes along...
Then there's the two-dot (..) and four and five dot things (....) (.....), which can all have different meanings.
I was always good with dot to dot when I was a kid. Who knew it was laying a foundation for ellipsis usage. God really doesn't let anything go to waste in our life...
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