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Originally Posted by pdurrant
According to Piers Anthony, ellipses are the method by which a romantic couple in a story try to summon the stork. The movie equivalent seems to be crashing waves on a beach.  |
That gives an entirely new meaning to the following mundane conversation:
"What do you think?"
"Umm...I don't know exactly..."
"Yeah...I can't quite put my finger on it...something's not quite right..."
"Maybe this way?...no..."