This generational texting habit might be worse than using capital letters. When typing a large paragraph, older adults might use what has been dubbed “Boomer ellipses” — multiple dots in a row also ...

The job description of the ellipsis has changed, Matthew J.X. Malady writes. His emails, his text messages…full of three-point shots. Clay Shirky hypothesizes to him that “people are trying to use ...

Generational differences in punctuation use highlighted by 'Boomer Ellipses' phenomenon. Gen Z puzzled by older generations' extensive ellipsis use. Understanding historical context key to improving ...

As a punctuation mark, ellipsis refers to the dots which indicate a deliberate omission of one or more words ( or other elements) in a sentence. The writer uses it to save certain details usually ...