It's ETC not ECT

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It's ETC not ECT, short for et cetera....

Does my nut. Thank you.

Yep!

OMG! I know!!

As any fule kno, who’s seen The King and I…

Someone had to say it

There's Pedants' Corner on MN where I go to be really annoyed about things like this.

TBF in my Saaf Laandon whine, I was taught 'ecsetra' so there is some logic.

Really, we're doing this again?. Is a monthly PSA type thing?

That would be ECS then. 🤔

I don't know, but I've noticed it a lot over the last few days.
Apologies if you feel it's repeated but I hate it.

ECT is a form of electric shock therapy used in mental health. Very different from et cetera!

Yep!!! You'd think people would see it looks wrong when they put ect.

Yep, it is repeated.frequently. who gives a shit. You know what the poster means when they write it either way.

Yaaaaaaaas

I think that's the issue. So many people write it incorrectly that the correct version looks wrong to the writer.

I think in guilty of this and wouldn't have noticed, it's one of those identifying things however I don't want to do, so thank you!

Oh God, I know.
I literally hate it.
Why oh why oh why do people put ect.?
It doesn't even make sense!
It's ET CETERA
So WHY would it be ect???
Oh God it makes my brain hurt just thinking about it!!!!
And another thing, no-one bothers to put a full stop af the end either, whether they spell if the wrong way or the right way!

Thank you!

It really needs to be said. Daily, if necessary

Maybe we should go back to &c

If you're invested in this, join me on the BOUGHT BROUGHT thread I'm about to create.

The majority of people on Mumsnet can’t tell the difference between loose and lose but if I dare to point it out my post gets deleted.

No, it is not.

It is etc.

It used to annoy me alot.
It dosent bother me much now though.

Yep, all I think when I see ect, is electroconvulsive therapy I don't even think it's a typo, I think electroconvulsive therapy!

I no what you mean. Doesn't bother me alot either.

Yes!

And I will add....

Carn't

Not quite the same but people who say these ONES, those ONES, them ONES annoy me. It's these, those and them!