I don't know the original comment's intent, but adding "..." at the end of your message is now considered by some as rude:
https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/149145/is-the-...
https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/149145/is-the-...
I (and lot of people I know) use elipsis in writing all the time... usually to indicate a pause or change of direction from the previous thought. If I am in a hurry to get technical details down in text and off to some team, worrying about 100% correct proper writing style is time and luxury that I almost NEVER have.
And besides, unless you work in a law office or something, email is NOT a formal communications method. Grammar and spelling should be within acceptable limits but not a deal-breaker. Otherwise you'd be skating near the principle of judging a book by its cover which would be very un-woke.
Agreed. Though in the case of “cool…” there is precedent. For example, John Oliver says it sarcastically¹ with some regularity. Well, he can’t say the ellipsis, but it’s how I’d have written it.
Either way, I’m agreeing with you. People also think that putting a period at the end of a text message is rude², which is bonkers to me³. Soon we won’t be able to use any punctuation without it being considered dismissive⁴.
¹ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8q8PXoJwVk
² https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/crosswords/texting-punctu...
³ I do it all the time. People get used to it and learn it’s just how I write.
⁴ Yes, that’s a slippery slope fallacy. I’m employing it for comedic effect, not as a real complaint of “kids these days”.
Yes, this is essentially the kind of thing that I was thinking of. It's nutty.
I submit that anyone who assuming malice on the part of the sender without ANY direct evidence to support it likely has some trust issues to work out with their therapist. I started out my adult life being deeply distrustful of basically everyone and it took a LONG time to learn that (lacking direct evidence) assuming the best in people's intentions makes you a lot happier and gets you a lot farther in life.
I'm also reminded of the saying, "offense is taken, not given."
You seem confident about your interpretation...
Does that help you understand?