• mindbleach
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    8 months ago

    An ellipsis is longer and can be used in more places. For example, the start of a sentence, often indicating a tone. You can also throw them basically wherever, mid-sentence, whereas commas have specific rules.

    This is like asking why some people underline words in the middle of a sentence.

    • CoolMatt@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      Do you think in this example the elipsis should’ve been a comma instead, or it works just fine the way it is?

      I couldn’t help but read it as she lost track of what she was talking about mid sentence, then finally after the fog lifted, remembered the rest of what she was saying.