I was instructing someone on how to use a particular website.
I said, “Now click on the ellipsis in the upper right corner.”
The person -- with the PhD -- replied,
“Huh? Speak English, I don’t know these fancy computer terms!”
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ellipsis : a sign (such as …) used in printed text to show that words have been left out
Latin, from Greek elleipsis
First Known Use: 1540
(emphasis mine)
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Sometimes I despair...