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by makeitdouble 1392 days ago
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?”

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