# Put her back in the closet

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 21, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-her-back-in-the-closet/796858 "2017-09-21T04:46:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-her-back-in-the-closet/796858/75 "2017-09-23T13:38:37Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> How can they make it hard to read? That is a pause, I am thinking, It proves I have a brain…I think!?

> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> I am totally teachable, so I will take it under advisement!

With all due respect, it suggests you are a very slow thinker. It’s the equivalent of saying “uhhhhh…” a lot in conversation. It makes your posts be taken less seriously. If that’s what you want, go ahead, but there’s no good reason to include ellipses after every sentence in written conversation.

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