To ask about a word?

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Or an abbreviation?

It has appeared on a few threads...

Ect.

What is ect?

English is not my first language.

Please, somebody explain ect...?

Thanks.

It is a mistake. Often people write ect when they mean etc. Etc is short for etcetera, which is latin and roughly means, 'and so on...'

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et_cetera

Or rather et cetera

I think you mean "etc". Which basically means "and so on".

Using the example of clothes - trousers, skirts, cardigans etc.

Were you genuinely confused or just making some weird point? Why start a thread, just google it.

Ah. I know 'et cetera'

Shortened to etc.

Just a typo then? No a different word.

Thanks.

Yes, just a typo

I doubt it theycall as when you google ect, you come.up with electro-convulsive therapy which context wise probably wouldn't fit with the threads that why will have seen it used on. Besides, it could be a Mumsnet thing and therefore not known outside so as to be google-able.

Hmm when I google it I get lots of hits saying it's a mistake for etc. it's not really an aibu anyway.

I just googled it and the first 2 pages of results were all about electroconvulsive therapy

Me too what
I don't think starting threads asking for clarification on unfamiliar words in your second language is any weirder than lurking on aibu and questioning people's motives, they

Why would you jump to the conclusion that the op is making some sort of point?

I don't think starting threads asking for clarification on unfamiliar words in your second language is any weirder than lurking on aibu and questioning people's motives

^^Yep! And yet, it seems to be what a lot of MNers seem to enjoy.

From the Latin et = "and" cetera = "the others".

Sometimes written as &c (or is that more a US thing ?).