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3 years, 3 months ago

What is the word for a sentence that is intentionally left unfinished, such as, "Why I oughta..."?

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philipy | 3 years, 3 months ago
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christine k | 3 years, 3 months ago Report

Not quite...that's the punctuation, but thank you! There's a word for the sentence, and i can't remember where I read it.

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philipy | 3 years, 3 months ago Report

I couldn't find a term for a sentence that uses ellipsis.

But ellipsis doesn't mean only the punctuation mark, it also means the phenomenon of leaving words out deliberately.

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dickyb | 2 years ago
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it is called "Aposiopesis."
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