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What the does ................ mean?

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I do that a lot. But I also talk like that too....I pause to consider my words.

I also use the dots when I am noting customer's accounts.

"Keith CI to CX HSI....saved with $29 12 mo promo"
 
tyler811 said:
What does this mean in a sentence......................

Good Afternoon Larry...............

I can meet you at your house..............at 10 am to talk if you can.

If you can let me know..............


The above is just a sample. I have a friend who does this in every email he sends. He is guy I play TF2 with and is a nice guy but I have no idea why he does this.
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Here, this should make it MUCH easier to understand.

Good Afternoon Marklar...............

I can Marklar you at your Marklar ..............at 10 am to Marklar if you can.

If you can let me Marklar ..............



You're welcome!
 
ElFenix said:
they're dots :awe:

(and from a word processor standpoint an ellipsis is separate punctuation and that's good because you don't want a line break in the middle of an ellipsis.)
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Can you tell me where the dot key is on my keyboard? I'm having trouble finding...it.
 
I hate to be stereotypical, but it really plays into this topic.

I notice a certain race/ethnicity seems to have the habit of putting spaces between the periods of their sentences. It really stands out, but I think this is teethering into the psychological world between how the brain works.

An example of that form of writing that I'm referring to is something like..

Shiro Ishii was a Japanese microbiologist . and the lieutenant general . Unit 731. A biological warfare unit of the Imperial Japanese Army . During the Second Sino-Japanese War . A position that led to him being accused of war crimes .
 
gaidensensei said:
I hate to be stereotypical, but it really plays into this topic.

I notice a certain race/ethnicity seems to have the habit of putting spaces between the periods of their sentences. It really stands out, but I think this is teethering into the psychological world between how the brain works.

An example of that form of writing that I'm referring to is something like..

Shiro Ishii was a Japanese microbiologist . and the lieutenant general . Unit 731. A biological warfare unit of the Imperial Japanese Army . During the Second Sino-Japanese War . A position that led to him being accused of war crimes .
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RACIST!!!!

On a related note...the hot Asian girl at work got engaged. She calls herself a ninja and her fiance kinda looks like a pirate.
 
when i worked a previous tech support job we were instructed to use ... between sentences when typing in the ticketing software.
 
I like to make them 4 dots long instead....

you eyes expect 3, then you take a second look at "woah, there really are 4. that guy is mad!"

I'm crazy like that!...
.

Really, it's because I like the number 4 more than the number 3. I'm numberist.
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Or else you just think, "woah, this guy's spastic!"
 
I use it because I tend to trail off on thoughts. Especially if I'm hunting for an answer or am unsure of something. The longer the dotted line, the more unsure I am 😛

I guess it shows uncertainty. but then, that must mean I'm an uncertain person...
 
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