Is it

[Charlie97]

Etc or ect?

I think it's etc, but so often see ect!

Opinions please?

Etc

Et cetera

Etc.

Et cetera.

So 'etc.'

Ect pisses me right off, especially on supposedly official documents.

Etc!!! Etc!!!

Yep - etc. It's Latin.

Who on earth would use ect?!

Ect upsets me. But then I'm a linguistics wanker and incorrigible pedant.

If you've done any French or Latin at all then you can remember that "et" means "and". In old novels it's often spelt "&c".

I find things are easier to spell if I know why they're spelt that way. I struggle with occasion and liaise because I haven't worked out the rule - thank goodness for autocorrect and spell check.

Loads of MNers fugg.

I'm surprised you haven't seen it.

Ect is a spelling mistake at best. Even my autocorrect wanted it to be etc.

Nigel Molesworth always uses ect in his ramblings.
But that dates me.

I think people often get mixed up with this when young and learning to speak/write/widen vocabulary, as the letter combination 'ect' is found in English, but 'etc ' isn't, so it feels more natural to say and therefore write.

Also- it's etc.

Not etc

There's a full stop at the end. Although I'm happy to be corrected on that if etc is also correct.

Letter combination = consonant cluster.

Oh gawd thanks op, I was going to start a thread on this myself. Seen so many mn'ers using ect it really makes me cringe!!!!

Ect = electroconvulsive therapy.

So yeah.

Yes Latin , et = and. Cetera = the rest.

ECT stands for Electro Convulsive Therapy.

Maisie: I'm with you on the full stop.

I thought that was used when the letters omitted included some past the final one included (!), so, for example, a full stop is needed for 'etc.' as the full word is 'et cetera' - do there are five further letters after the last one included in the abbreviation, unlike 'Dr' for example, which has no full stop as the last letter of the full word 'doctor' is included in the abbreviation.

I think that's what I thought!

I think in 2016 is fair to leave off the .

Just like 2 spaces for a new sentence is no longer required- even deemed incorrect in some circles. Something to do with the deign of modern typeface.

Maisie I've clearly been hanging out in the wrong threads. Or perhaps just not looking properly.

This is why Latin should be a compulsory subject in the national curriculum. IMHO.

My DH once accidentally called his younger co-worker an imbecile because she couldn't understand why so many people were making the same typo - using an M in a well known industry term for a thousand of something. She kept using a T. My DH isn't that old and went to a pretty ropey state high school but he was just at her ignorance. Poor love. Wasn't her fault.

Phew.....but I do see lots of ect!

And yes I do agree it's strictly etc.

My autocorrect corrects to etc (doesn't all the full stop though) so you would have to deliberately spell it incorrectly