"Ellipses represent something lost; unknown to mankind. Only to be guessed at..."
--Jim Blow
Ellipses trail off...
The dot...dot...dot...that piques curiosity, and hints to readers that something is not being said.
Something has silenced the speaker.
Ellipses evoke emotion. The character has learned something that has caused his lips to stop forming language.
They can show speechlessness, when they stand alone in quotations, unaccompanied by any other words or symbols.
So what to do about Ellipses...?
They lose information and cost understanding...
An idea...
A thought...
A dream....
Ellipses. Coming soon....
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