Dot Dot Dot

Hello. My name is Julie, and I am an ellipsis abuser.

Ellipsis (plural ellipses; from the Greek: ἔλλειψις, élleipsis, "omission") is a mark or series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word in the original text. An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought, or, at the end of a sentence, a trailing off into silence (aposiopesis). When placed at the end of a sentence, the ellipsis can also inspire a feeling of melancholy longing. The ellipsis calls for a slight pause in speech.

The most common form of an ellipsis is a row of three periods or full stops (...) or pre-composed triple-dot glyph (…). The usage of the em dash (—) can overlap the usage of the ellipsis.

The triple-dot punctuation mark is also called a suspension point, points of ellipsis, periods of ellipsis, or colloquially, dot-dot-dot.

The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem, right?  *Breathes Deeply * I use ellipses with regularity.  I am a wee bit of a grammar nerd and when I use the ol' dot dot dot, I can't help but cringe a little inside for it's overuse.  There! I said it! Whew... I feel much better!

...back to your regularly scheduled program.