word of the day from s.e.l.— elision.

 

 

 

  

although i used the word in mail to s.e.l. she looked it up and i was thinking i should but did not and i thereupon learned a new meaning of a word i had a vague idea was apt. hence,

the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (as in I'm, let's, e ' en ).

• an omission of a passage in a book, speech, or film.

  "the movie's elisions and distortions have been carefully thought out"
• the process of joining together or merging things, especially abstract ideas.

  "unease at the elision of so many vital questions"