To point out that it's "etc" not "ect"

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SourdoughSally · 19/06/2026 19:20

I see this multiple times a day and it makes me wonder if people pronounce it "ekt" when they speak.

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beeble347 · 19/06/2026 19:26

YANBU thank you for your service 😂 see also:

tomatoes (if plural), not tomato's
would have, not would of
couldn't care less, not could care less
rein in, not reign in

I would never correct someone's grammar/spelling on here but since we're having a petty rant!

swqa · 19/06/2026 19:26

Yes YABU because it's a boring and repetitive thread.

The people who make that mistake are not suddenly going to stop because someone has started yet another thread about it.

And in AIBU instead of Pedants' Corner.

Tillow4ever · 19/06/2026 19:25

BleedinglyObvious · 19/06/2026 19:21

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Then they’re pronouncing it incorrectly.

Tillow4ever · 19/06/2026 19:24

YANBU and it pisses me off! The word is etcetera so it makes zero sense for people to use ect instead of etc!

weirdly though my phone did not auto correct the wrong spelling there…

ToadRage · 19/06/2026 19:23

Considering the long version is etcetera, it should be obvious however I have heard multiple people who exetera.

MrsTerryPratchett · 19/06/2026 19:23

YANBU

For balance!

BleedinglyObvious · 19/06/2026 19:21

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