: I think the ellipses are fine, but I agree with the comment from the original site that italics would work as well. But neither one really shows a question, to my reading. If you mean

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I think the ellipses are fine, but I agree with the comment from the original site that italics would work as well. But neither one really shows a question, to my reading.

If you mean for someone to be emphasizing 'different', I'd use italics.

"He's a different sort of person. Not like the others at all."

If you mean for someone to be using 'different' as a sort of code for 'strange' or 'unappealing', I'd use quotation marks.

"He's a 'different' sort of person. Not our sort at all."

If you mean for someone to be struggling for words, I'd use ellipses.

"He's a... a different sort of person. I think that's what I'd call
him."

If you mean for someone to be questioning whether he's really different, I'd use a question mark.

"He's a different sort of person? Is that what you're saying?"

If you mean for someone to be focusing in on the word different, while still asking a question, I'd combine things!

"He's a different sort of person? Is that the word you'd use?"

Are there other possibilities? Probably!

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