I have a question for native english speakers. I’ve read the TMZ article and they keep using the ellipses aka the “dot dot dot” (…).
Why is that? It’s usually used when skipping words inside quotations, but it does not seem to be the case here. They seem to be used instead of commas. Anyone can explain why?
It’s also used for dramatic pause, suspense, or as a setup for a punchline, which may be the case for the title. Other punctuation is probably more appropriate, but oftentimes doesn’t convey the desired level of pause.
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.
Why did the chicken cross the road… To get to the other side.
David Carradine was found dead in Thailand from auto erotic asphyxiation.
David Carradine was found dead in Thailand… From auto erotic asphyxiation
It’s definitely not normal. Ellipses can be used for pausing too. But you are right the kinds of pauses in this article requires, commas would suffice. Almost makes it seem jokey and disrespectful to read it out with the ellipses pauses.
I have a question for native english speakers. I’ve read the TMZ article and they keep using the ellipses aka the “dot dot dot” (…). Why is that? It’s usually used when skipping words inside quotations, but it does not seem to be the case here. They seem to be used instead of commas. Anyone can explain why?
It’s also used for dramatic pause, suspense, or as a setup for a punchline, which may be the case for the title. Other punctuation is probably more appropriate, but oftentimes doesn’t convey the desired level of pause.
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side. Why did the chicken cross the road… To get to the other side.
David Carradine was found dead in Thailand from auto erotic asphyxiation.
David Carradine was found dead in Thailand… From auto erotic asphyxiation
Even as a native English speaker that doesn’t make any sense.
Trash news sources have trash grammar. Go figure.
It’s definitely not normal. Ellipses can be used for pausing too. But you are right the kinds of pauses in this article requires, commas would suffice. Almost makes it seem jokey and disrespectful to read it out with the ellipses pauses.
Might be an AI generated article
That’s long been TMZ style. Like drudge report.