Correct use of the abbreviation for etcetera…

[Negligence1]

Mainly lighthearted.
I know I’m being pernickety, but (and this does annoy me) more often than not, posters on Mumsnet use the abbreviation ect. for etcetera. This is incorrect, as the only correct abbreviation for etcetera is etc.

Yes ect. is an abbreviation, but not for etcetera. It is an abbreviation for Electroconvulsive Therapy, which is when health professionals pass an electrical current through your brain, to treat severe depression, mania among other things.

Well, that’s another 2 minutes of my life I won’t get back!
(sits back and waits for pile on)🤣🤣

I cannot abide when people write or say
could of
instead of
could have

I'm just horrified only two pp's have referenced Molesworth. I always use 'ect ect' for this very reason.
And it's an ellipsis ;)