Why do people like using "......" instead of just "."?
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Noticed that some people punctuate each sentence or fragment with a "......" even though a comma or even a full stop would be the logical choice.
I can understand the usage of Singapore slang or internet abbreviations as they increase the speed at which you can type and articulate yourself, but "......." requires six key strokes instead of one.
And its not just in SGForums, or even singapore forum sites. Its everywhere on the internet.
An example (left annonymous):
Yet another jive pad spawn ....
list down all the kopitiam exoticas you can think of ... see which of you can confound the kopitiam aunties ... Twisted Evil
"aunty ! ... teh si siew tai ka nai ! ...... Laughing
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It can convey the tone of voice better mah...
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...........
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It had became a habit.....
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coz the keyboard spolit liao......
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oh no. it's the egoistic guy....
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ah ... i recognize myself ......
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ya lor....
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Hmm...............................................................
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since this is a rather silly thread ... I'll borrow it to plug the "offending" thread then ....
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=189876
lai lai lai ... list down your favourite kopitiam drink there ...
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from someone who cant spell anonymous..well amazing..
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'......' actually means that u are thinking of what to type....like everytime you are thinking of what to say u go 'uhhh'.....
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........... .............
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you talking about me?
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yea ................................ ????????
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hmm. means hmm. stop.
hmm..... means. hmmmmmmmmmm. pause. -
the hand become retarded?
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huh...what you talking about...
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the more the merrier what........................................................... -
You hit and hold, got 6 keystrokes meh????
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its for lazy ppl who dun want to type out in complete sentences...or.......u know?
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..........
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THats me ......
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Interesting explanations. By the way, can anyone tell me what is the official name for ".......?" We have hyphen, apostrophe, full stop, comma, colon, semi-colon, but what do they call "......?"
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dot dot dot....Originally posted by kivichio:Interesting explanations. By the way, can anyone tell me what is the official name for ".......?" We have hyphen, apostrophe, full stop, comma, colon, semi-colon, but what do they call "......?"