The dots... in email communication.

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11 Apr 2011, 2:03 pm

Has anyone worked out what the dots are for in emails? I can't tell if someone is giving me the snub or something else. As an example:

Code:

Hi x... 

I'll be in the office tomorrow until 15.30 if you want to drop in. I'm at the conference on Wednesday... away on Friday... back in office on Tueasday.

Thanks Bob

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11 Apr 2011, 2:24 pm

From Wikipedia

Ellipsis (plural ellipses; from the Ancient Greek: ἔλλειψις, élleipsis, "omission") is a mark or series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word in the original text. An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought, or, at the end of a sentence, a trailing off into silence (aposiopesis). When placed at the end of a sentence, the ellipsis can also inspire a feeling of melancholy longing. The ellipsis calls for a slight pause in speech.

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