Aibu to ask that we all write etc not ect

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Etc stands for et cetera. Etc. It is not ect. Please. Just please. Get it right.

And no, I don't know any other latin. I even assumed it was French. I just can't see anyone else write ect...!

Thank you.

I'm confused. It's not an English word. It's a Latin expression that is often used in the English language, like ad hoc or in situ. It should really be italicised to show that, but I think it is so commonly used that most people feel italics are unnecessary.

Shadow, why should it be italicised?

It's usual to use italics for foreign words to alert the reader. However, if a word is so commonly used that it is accepted into the English language, it doesn't need to be italicised. Et cetera can be found in most, if not all, English-language dictionaries. Etcetera appears as a variant in some English dictionaries, so could be considered correct in the sense of being something that isn't really correct but is so commonly used so it appears in the dictionary.

I have heard this error used by a radio presenter on a respected station.
What hope is there? (Rhetorical)

It is focussing, by the way.

I assume anyone who writes "ect ect" has read Molesworth.

I love threads like thus. Let’s have one daily.

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Etcetera appears as a variant in some English dictionaries, so could be considered correct in the sense of being something that isn't really correct but is so commonly used so it appears in the dictionary.

Indeed. I have no idea what bluepears is on about.

It is focussing, by the way.

All standard English dictionaries give "focuses", "focused" and "focusing" before the spellings with double s.

One of the first things I do with any document I have to edit (after removing all the double spaces and as many of the random capitals as I can spot, and changing all the "practice" verbs to "practise") is get rid of all the redundant instances of the letter s.

Unless the post is impossible to understand just stfu and get a life

The worst mistake for me is using 'of' instead of 'have'. Drives me crazy!

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YABVU for asking a question with no "?".