I have noticed a growing trend among writers — both professional and amateur — that is as frustrating as it is wrong.
Folks have begun to use ellipses (…) whenever they pause. Please stop. You look stupid.
An ellipse is used to indicate an incomplete thought, not a pause. Ellipses could also be used to merge two thoughts together.
Commas, semi-colons and colons should be used to indicate a pause to a reader, not ellipses.
