@x Hedge, nice list of reminders about the structure of our posts.
My post below is long ... but I had/have a lot to write about ... in a manner of speaking!
I use ~ between thoughts or what maybe considered paragraphs ... perhaps making it easier to read.
The choice is yours to read or not to read ...
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One point that could/should be added is the size of the Font. One poster commented that her eyes were failing her and she would pass over the ones in small print ... so I've made a point of using a larger font ... size 3 ... she remarked that she really appreciated it ... I know she doesn't pass over my comments ... because she told me so ... (((smile)))!
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If I copy/quote someone's post that is in small print, I will enlarge it to size 2 ... I will also use this size 2 when I write a postscript to thank someone for posting a request/situation in behalf of someone.
ex. Quoting your comment ... that's in tiny font ...
"I'm not the post police, and I'm certainly not having any trouble reading the vast majority of posts. But I hate having to skip over parts of the conversation, missing the content just because the visuals are so daunting. Mobile setting further changes your post's visual presentation"
See ... size 2, now makes it much easier to read ... for those with failing eyes ... now it won't get passed over because it was too tiny.~
I'll use the small font ... size 1 ... for notations ...
(IHTH) / I Hope This Helps ... etc., etc., etc.
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I, personally enjoy the variety & various clusters that other posters have in their remarks ... it shows creativity and imagination ... a gesture or a bad word, but not spelled out ... !!! ... or ??? ((smile))
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I like to use ... and @truffle likes to use ,,,
According to: Robert Charles Lee, 35+ years in editorial & publishing, British speaker, work in American English
Those three dots are together known as ellipsis (plural: elipses) -- or "suspension point" in the printing trade.
The principal (and traditional) function is to indicate intentional omission of a word, section or a whole section of text.
However, it has come to pass that the ellipsis is also used as a visual cue or signal in the text to show 4 possible things:
1. Something more is to come (e.g. to break up longer turns in conversations).
2. Politeness, such as to show changing of the topic or hesitation.
3. Silence or pause, such as to show confusion, disagreement or disapproval (and this was started in the comic strips and comic books in the 1950s to show "trailing-off silence").
Updated to add:
4. Some sort of 'deeper' meaning implied by the writer or for the recipient to figure out.
In other words, the ellipsis is also to inject a personalised flavour into the message.
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Just thought this was interesting ... at least to me! (((Hugs))) and (((Smiles)))
Have a good evening and a better tomorrow!
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