diff --git a/man7/pthreads.7 b/man7/pthreads.7
index c5c55931f..d2740b627 100644
--- a/man7/pthreads.7
+++ b/man7/pthreads.7
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ Both threading implementations employ the Linux
 .BR clone (2)
 system call.
 In NPTL, thread synchronization primitives (mutexes,
-thread joining, etc.) are implemented using the Linux
+thread joining, and so on) are implemented using the Linux
 .BR futex (2)
 system call.
 .SS LinuxThreads