[Jcowell]

I feel as though a comma and the end communicates a pause better. Especially since it use in formal English is similar.

[withinboredom]

Another name for ellipses (…) is “suspension point” and doesn’t have any true grammatical purposes, unlike a comma. A comma doesn’t necessarily indicate a pause and makes no sense to insert randomly… wherever you’d like the reader to pause.

[Jcowell]

For texting I meant specifically at the end of a sentence to indicate a possible continuation

[makeitdouble]

My personal use for trailing ‘…’ is precisely to escape formal language and hint at something that is more complex or emotional than a simple pause.

For instance “Did you just…unplug and replug the machine?”

[Jcowell]

Ah I forgot about it’s usage ! For me it still takes on a negative connotation when used at the end of a sentence