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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 11:08:00 AM EDT
[#1]
Teenagers are, generally speaking, fucking retarded. Proceed accordingly.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 11:08:53 AM EDT
[#2]
To me it means "yadda, yadda, yadda" or "and so on," or it's meant to imply your words trailing off... that sort of thing.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 11:12:54 AM EDT
[Last Edit: perfectsilence] [#3]
When used at the end of a sentence it pretty much always comes off as indicating that the author has more to say but is intentionally not saying it.

“Are you mad?”
“No…”

And so forth.

It drives me up a wall when people use it in business/professional correspondence because you can never tell if they are butthurt about something or if it’s just a quirk of theirs.

“I’ll take care of it…” sounds much more loaded than, “I’ll take care of it.”

“Is there still an all-company meeting today?”
“Yep…”
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 11:15:37 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By MVolkJ:


I call that thing a number sign. A pound sign is £ to me.
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Originally Posted By MVolkJ:
Originally Posted By Blackbeard28:
I still call #, pound, not hashtag.


I call that thing a number sign. A pound sign is £ to me.

You should convert to the Euro.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 11:17:28 AM EDT
[#5]
New words and phrases are normal to develop groupspeak but I think the 24/7 internet pressured it far beyond the pace of the past.  Still it's necessary to communicate.  $$$ or allowances etc
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 11:20:19 AM EDT
[#6]
Lack of attention spans and declining education on proper grammar...
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 11:26:57 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 545days] [#7]
Ellipses are commonly used to indicate truncated words.  For example if you were to clip off the beginning or end of a long sentence that you quoted.

"... Arfcom looked even more retarded than usual."
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 11:27:03 AM EDT
[#8]
This post is as retarded as gen z. Ellipses already have a meaning, and it isn’t some kind of passive aggressive “I’m angry” implication…
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 11:36:08 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Glocked:
I…Don't…Know…What’s…Going…On…In…Here…..
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Me either. English please.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 11:38:02 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Glocked:
I…Don't…Know…What’s…Going…On…In…Here…..
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 12:48:08 PM EDT
[#11]
Going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing it stems from text and specifically when you're talking to a female and see .... for a period of time. You know that a long diatribe on the many and sundry ways that you've fucked up is being composed.

Nick
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 12:49:36 PM EDT
[#12]
shit boi...u needa know the lingo if you ever gonna get that ohio rizz...just like when you gotta tell someone to fix their face...bet
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 12:59:05 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Alien] [#13]
Originally Posted By CDW4ME:
I thought ... ment ect.
For example, I am going to Walmart, running errands...
My 19 year old says ... means you are mad.
Is he right?
If so when did this change occur?
Also if so, that is stupid.
I know, 57 year old shouts at clouds.
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I think in some contexts it can mean you're not going to respond, possibly because the previous person's comment upset you.

A: Hey man you were really terrible today. Were you up too late sucking homeless dicks?
B: ...
A: haha ok guess you were

So instead of saying, "I'm not even going to dignify your question with an answer." You just say ... instead to convey that somebody is being incredulous or ridiculous. But that's not THE ONLY context for an ellipsis, and your son is completely and utterly ignorant (and I'm sorry but not quick on the uptake when deciphering context) if he thinks that the only use/context for it is to say you're mad. That's a little concerning. Anybody with any common sense would see somebody else using a word/phrase/expression in a new way and would do what you're doing and seek to educate themselves. It reminds me of that idiot at some local government meeting that screamed racism when somebody said the budget was a black hole.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:05:33 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By KILLERB6:
Weird AF flex…but whatev.
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:06:33 PM EDT
[#15]
Just put an onion on your belt and go about your day.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:08:49 PM EDT
[#16]
Every generation has its slang, but is it just me or does this generation coming up have far more than normal?

It's getting to be like ebonics.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:09:16 PM EDT
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What a disaster
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:09:28 PM EDT
[#18]
This is one goofy ahh thread, OP.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:11:48 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Blackbeard28:
I still call #, pound, not hashtag.
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:12:58 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:14:15 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By clweathers:
Do I need to start taking drugs to understand this?
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:15:20 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By TZLVredmist:
OP is not the Skibidi Sigma Rizzler.
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:15:46 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By ClayHollisterTT:
It is a text thing when someone is writing a long text but not sending yet the recipient sees the ellipses and assumes the worst.

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That
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:16:16 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By desertmoon:
an ellipses means you're angry?
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...
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:17:08 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By AeroE:

Ask your 19 year old to write etc. in long form.  Or spell it out loud.


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I told my 19 year old I was posting the topic on AR15 to see if I was right
He said it is a sounding board for old people.

Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:17:48 PM EDT
[#26]
Sounds retarded, but next time Midcap starts with that swamp-ghetto speak, Ima respond with ….   …….
….




He’ll know whatimsayin.  
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:21:36 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By D_Man:
This is one goofy ahh thread, OP.
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:28:39 PM EDT
[#28]
These damn kids - old guys

I get it OP. According to my 18 year old...

When texting and you use ok, it means "whatever". "K" means I'm pissed. "KK" means a good "okay". And no one uses "okay" or punctuation.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:29:31 PM EDT
[#29]
My wife had not heard of this either.
So she put up signs.
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:31:55 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By CDW4ME:


I told my 19 year old I was posting the topic on AR15 to see if I was right
He said it is a sounding board for old people.

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Originally Posted By CDW4ME:
Originally Posted By AeroE:

Ask your 19 year old to write etc. in long form.  Or spell it out loud.




I told my 19 year old I was posting the topic on AR15 to see if I was right
He said it is a sounding board for old people.


Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:32:57 PM EDT
[#31]
The AR15 is a firearm that's both fun and useful to use, especially when it's been modified with various sights and mounts.

The AR15 is a firearm that's both fun and useful to use...

The ellipsis indicates that part of a sentence or a paragraph was omitted.  

That is all.

Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:35:19 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By perfectsilence:
When used at the end of a sentence it pretty much always comes off as indicating that the author has more to say but is intentionally not saying it.

“Are you mad?”
“No…”

And so forth.

It drives me up a wall when people use it in business/professional correspondence because you can never tell if they are butthurt about something or if it’s just a quirk of theirs.

“I’ll take care of it…” sounds much more loaded than, “I’ll take care of it.”

“Is there still an all-company meeting today?”
“Yep…”
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:37:27 PM EDT
[#33]
Most threads like this are...groovy. Some are even...far out.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:39:57 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By bobbitybobbity:
Most threads like this are...groovy. Some are even...far out.
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fucking sick, bro!
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:40:46 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By G3k:
This post is as retarded as gen z. Ellipses already have a meaning, and it isn’t some kind of passive aggressive “I’m angry” implication
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:41:49 PM EDT
[#36]
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Fuck you... I am not mad..

Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:41:49 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By CDW4ME:
My wife had not heard of this either.
So she put up signs.
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THAT SIGN IS RACIST!
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:43:09 PM EDT
[#38]
Just do like they do.

Make your own rules as you go along and insist you are right and they are wrong.

Or don't worry about stupid shit dumb people who don't have a life come up with to make themselves feel better.

Don't go along with that crap.  Do your things you way and lose zero sleep over it.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:44:10 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:44:20 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By KA3B:
The AR15 is a firearm that's both fun and useful to use, especially when it's been modified with various sights and mounts.

The AR15 is a firearm that's both fun and useful to use...

The ellipsis indicates that part of a sentence or a paragraph was omitted.  

That is all.

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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:46:38 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By CDW4ME:
Originally Posted By KA3B:
The AR15 is a firearm that's both fun and useful to use, especially when it's been modified with various sights and mounts.

The AR15 is a firearm that's both fun and useful to use...

The ellipsis indicates that part of a sentence or a paragraph was omitted.  

That is all.


https://media1.tenor.com/m/ZhCAaYDhmNsAAAAC/do-we-know-that-for-sure-picard.gif

He has four dots. Does that mean he's extra angry?
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:46:39 PM EDT
[#42]
OP, you're not alone in your inability to keep up with this inane bullshit.

I was informed by my wife the other day that using a period in a text is a form of passive aggressiveness.

It's utterly stupid.

I'm middle aged and I write for a living. I use proper punctuation. Get the fuck over it.

I think the best part of all is that when I use voice to text with Android Auto, my truck automatically adds in periods.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:47:52 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By davewvu86:
OP, you're not alone in your inability to keep up with this inane bullshit.

I was informed by my wife the other day that using a period in a text is a form of passive aggressiveness.

It's utterly stupid.

I'm middle aged and I write for a living. I use proper punctuation. Get the fuck over it.

I think the best part of all is that when I use voice to text with Android Auto, my truck automatically adds in periods.
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Even had a thread on the insanity: https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Is-the-use-of-punctuation-in-a-text-passive-aggressive-or-proper-grammar-/5-2718646/. There was a poll, but you can't see in the archived thread.

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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:48:15 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:48:24 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By bobbitybobbity:
Most threads like this are...groovy. Some are even...far out.
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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:48:36 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By davewvu86:
OP, you're not alone in your inability to keep up with this inane bullshit.

I was informed by my wife the other day that using a period in a text is a form of passive aggressiveness.

It's utterly stupid.

I'm middle aged and I write for a living. I use proper punctuation. Get the fuck over it.

I think the best part of all is that when I use voice to text with Android Auto, my truck automatically adds in periods.
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Hell yeah.
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:50:30 PM EDT
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Just sent that one to my wife
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:51:19 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Capt_Destro:
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Fuck you... I am not mad..

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Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:52:24 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Blackbeard28:
I still call #, pound, not hashtag.
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As do I. I still love that they chose #metoo
Link Posted: 9/6/2024 1:53:21 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By LoBrau:

He has four dots. Does that mean he's extra angry?
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