I don’t know what’s up with the three commas.

Meme: A picture of Big Bird from Sesame St at a work meeting. The caption above it reads, “I’m really good at masking, no one would even know I’m autistic.”

  • shuzuko@midwest.social
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    11 months ago

    The comma ellipsis has evolved among various internet communities (primarily xitter/tumblr, but also seen elsewhere) as a sort of sarcastic/comedic version of the “trailing off” of a period ellipsis.

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      11 months ago

      Whenever I see , I instinctively feel like the whole document has lost any intellectual value, if it had any to begin with. That said… Will capitalize the next word on many smartphones.

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        11 months ago

        I mean, given that it’s generally used for humor’s sake, I don’t think most people using the comma ellipsis are particularly worried about the intellectual value of their statement 🤷🏻‍♀️

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    11 months ago

    I have never seen it with , but … is like a long pause, it can also mean that a quote has had a part cut off.

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    11 months ago

    How is using pen and paper instead of a laptop considered “normal” in any circumstances?