Are dotted lines (………) open to interpretation?

There are thousands of ways to write as everyone has his own style of
writing. Like me, most of the people sit down at their word processor –
now a day at computer or laptop – and expect to write in one sitting. It
takes hardly five minutes to write and edit just to craft the first
sentence to start with. Then the move is on to the next paragraphs which
come automatically on the continuity of the idea or plot already made up
in the mind.
After finalizing the write-up, one can apply the method of design
depending upon the purpose of writing – professional, individual, or for
personal backups.
Sometime back, there was no trend of putting the gaps while writing
with dashes or dots and each sentence was properly written. While it
helped in maintaining the length of the write-ups, there also used to be
clarity in thoughts to understand as to what the writer wants to convey or
say from the core of his mind.
Instead of using commas, now the trend of using dash while writing just
to clear the abbreviated words or to complete the thought in the sentence,
by making additions between the dash depending upon the subject one is
writing.
But I had never used the dotted lines to leave it for the readers to
interpret or judge as per the situation of the subject matter or from
writer’s point of view.
The other day, I had gone through the news clipping of 1969 – but there
was no mention of the title of the newspaper – but the reporter has
quoted the use of dotted lines by the writer with his viewpoint that dotted
lines are open to interpretation.
FRANKLY SPEAKING… HARISH MONGA
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In fact, what I have felt while reading the writing of various persons is that
dotted lines in the notes signify the unsaid. Meaning thereby, what
cannot be said is left blank with dotted lines which signify the unsaid,
unspoken, implicit, tacit, or unstated.
Anyhow, I too have observed that while writing in a flow, one can put
dotted lines, where you are short of words or thoughts, to fill up later on.
This method gives you time to write in a flow by focusing on the
particular plot, with enough quantity that you can later on edit – as the
first draft is mostly terrible – and present with improved quality.
The dotted lines are definitely super attention-grabbing. The dotted lines
convey a sense of uncertainty which could be useful but it is also a
challenge, as to whether the right message will go or not. Another point
is that when there is a target or goal, there is uncertainty to depict – a
forecast or prediction. In these cases, the sense of uncertainty is helped
by the dotted lines.
Frankly speaking, I took special notice of ‘dotted lines’ when
someone – a female friend – sent me a text message as “I L… You” and
put me in a very awkward situation as to whether I should take it as I like
you or love you. I am still uncertain as to what I should take to mean
the dotted lines; Anyhow the dotted lines are definitely open to one’s
interpretation.