....No, it's not improper use of ellipses. People who throw around art terms with no earthly idea what the hell they mean get under my skin. I had a customer who "informed" me just now that "Complimentary colors are colors that look nice together." 
Other favorite misuses include, but are not limited to:
Hue (i.e. "Do you have that Blue in a lighter hue?,") Primary Colors (i.e. "I don't want any Primary Colors like orange or purple.")
(dorkrantover. I'm sick and I want to go home.)
I'm glad it's not the thing about the elipses...
...really glad about that.
I'm not into art, but recognize the ones you point out and I think any "field of expertise" is subject to this sort of stuff...unfortunately.
Clem
Sadly, I don't even have my degree yet and I have already forgoten most of what I learned in my time as an art student.
I think any "field of expertise" is subject to this sort of stuff
Definitely. And I need to clarify - it's not the nice people that accidentally misuse these terms that piss me off. It's the know-it-all people who are trying to sound smart. This trait is especially common in people who consider themselves "Interior Decorators." Yes, even the 'professional' ones.
Attach your color wheel to a large blunt object. Ask them if they'd like closer look.
shade, hue, intensity. 
poopshovel wrote: This trait is especially common in people who consider themselves "Interior Decorators." Yes, even the 'professional' ones.
That would be "Inferior Desecrators".
'Obama won in an elliptical manner with hue and intensity.'
Meh. Saturation. That's where it's at.
I always loved being a contractor. One guy emailed me asking how much it would be to put Wayne's Coating in his kitchen. After I put wainscotting in for him, he asked about a Care Rail. I asked what he meant and he said, "you know the protective rail that cares for the Wayne's Coating so the chair doesn't mess it up."
That stuff that you put up in the eaves of the roof? Evidently its Soft-its. The stuff you pour to make a sidewalk? Kong-creek. I've installed Vinyl Sideling before, and even some King Moulding on the ceiling.
But I refuse to hang draperies. I'll put up drapes, though.
My parents owned an art gallery when I was a kid. I remember their worst customers were all the interior decorators.
Duke wrote:poopshovel wrote: This trait is especially common in people who consider themselves "Interior Decorators." Yes, even the 'professional' ones.That would be "Inferior Desecrators".
Heh, that's what I call 'em too. Seems funny to me that they are almost always the builder's wife.
Tim Baxter wrote: Attach your color wheel to a large blunt object. Ask them if they'd like closer look.
+1
petegossett wrote: My parents owned an art gallery when I was a kid. I remember their worst customers were all the interior decorators.
I can imagine. "Oh George this photo is gorgeous! It will match the sofa so well!"
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