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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yo... You can't use commas like that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Watch us,,,

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Using ",,," as ellipses here is a pretty interesting tone indication feature!

On Tumblr, "..." ended up having connotations of judgement or anger, so to avoid that, people evolved to use ",,," as a softer version (often implying a more silly/amused tone) instead !