Grammar for the HESITANT and OMISSIVE!

 Hesitant - March 09, 2020 Word Of The Day | Britannica Dictionary

 Uhm...............I......................

 "Fire!" ---  Get out, fire!  

"New Glasses?" --- Do you have new glasses?

"Just heat and serve."  Just heat and serve the food.

"If only I'd come sooner!"  --- If only I'd come sooner, nothing will happen. 

The above thoughts in blue are ellipses because the speaker or writer "feel that certain things don't need spelling out" (Weinstein and Finn 75).  According to Weinstein and Finn, people use ellipses even when they do not know, such as "thank you" or "ready" (75, 76) because "you thank" is actually "I thank you", and "ready" can mean "are you ready." These "invisible" (Weinstein and Finn 75) have "the omission of words or string of words" that speakers or writers feel they do not need to use. In addition, the invisible ellipses depend on the speakers' or writers' needs and situations, such as how well the speakers or writers know the people whom they speak with at certain particular times and places.

Omission Icons - Free SVG & PNG Omission Images - Noun Project

Weinstein and Finn shared that authors and writers use ellipses as a mean to bond with different people for different purposes (77). People may end up using ellipses to break the ice when they first meet each other.  For example, workshop presenters often use ice-breakers to get to know people whom they do not know for the first time (Weinstein and Finn 77).  In some cases, people use ellipses to present a "dark side of bonding" (Weinstein and Finn 78).  For example, people may say "you understand me," "you see," and "you heard that."  These ellipses may indicate something negative between two good friends or colleagues who may want to talk negatively about a third person by using these codes.

 

Works Cited

Weinstein, Lawrence and Finn, Thomas. Grammar Moves: Shaping Who You Are. Pearson Education, Inc. 2011.


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