Suspicious of writers who favor ellipses.
by notjustagirlintheworld in Six-Word Memoirs on Jan 17, 2013 | 
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Comments
accidentaltourist says,
Tell me why. Please? (I was going to ellipse that but restrained myself.)Bevvie says,
Yeah! Tell why. Sometimes I like to omit words!!!!! (And really beware of those who use a lot of exclamation points!!!!!)canadafreeze says,
Clever, hidden meaning:-)RaisedByWolves says,
I feel the same about those writers who season their memoirs with transitive herbs.Staraj says,
Ellipses come in cycles, and are contingent on certain alignments. Yet, even with modern technology, predicting their occurrences is not precise. Of course, they should never be viewed with the naked eye.notjustagirlintheworld says,
lazy...Dragonflower says,
dot. dot. dot.L2L3 says,
Me? Lazy? Au contraire. An ellipse suggests a route but leaves the destination up to the reader. Oh shit! I'm nothing but a GPS. On the road again...notjustagirlintheworld says,
cop out...