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Using ellipses in the middle of a sentence is considered very rude.
Have you ever met someone who pauses in the middle of a sentence... just to fuck with you by injecting pointless suspense? Well, believe it or not... this is what ellipses communicate in written English. You're building a lot of dramatic suspense and slowing down the pace at which people read your messages... and if you don't pay it off... you seem like an asshole.
I don't watch much reality television, but those shows like to inject massive pauses right before the judge reveals whether the chef made a good meal... just so they'll gasp more and cry with relief and the audience will stay invested. But I hate it! It's really annoying! And it's how some people type.