To point out that it's "etc" not "ect"

[SourdoughSally]

I see this multiple times a day and it makes me wonder if people pronounce it "ekt" when they speak.

YABU. They say excetera excetera.
Etc | Mumsnet
Ek cetera | Mumsnet
Correct use of the abbreviation for etcetera… | Mumsnet
plus countless other threads

YANBU

For balance!

Considering the long version is etcetera, it should be obvious however I have heard multiple people who exetera.

YANBU and it pisses me off! The word is etcetera so it makes zero sense for people to use ect instead of etc!

weirdly though my phone did not auto correct the wrong spelling there…

Then they’re pronouncing it incorrectly.

Yes YABU because it's a boring and repetitive thread.

The people who make that mistake are not suddenly going to stop because someone has started yet another thread about it.

And in AIBU instead of Pedants' Corner.

YANBU thank you for your service 😂 see also:

tomatoes (if plural), not tomato's
would have, not would of
couldn't care less, not could care less
rein in, not reign in

I would never correct someone's grammar/spelling on here but since we're having a petty rant!

Is that so? Who'd have thunk it.

It's almost as annoying as "aksed" instead of "asked". Why, just why? It's not even easier to say!

@BleedinglyObvioussometimes aksed is from a dialect.

it’s also a natural language evolution. Like asterisk vs asterix

https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2022/03/11/how-linguistic-prejudice-perpetuates-inequality

The article above is super interesting on this

While we are at it.... "myself"

"Myself and DH went to the shops..."

"This question is for the benefit of myself"

Etc

Myself thinks it's no worse than those shitty fecking gifs.

Super interesting, thanks.

I think yo need to be more pacific OP.

It is so annoying.
I always correct people on the thread which goes down really well

It's a losing battle, OP (and not a loosing one)!

I’ve thought that saying asterix instead of asterisk comes from the cartoon character Asterix.

@SourdoughSally come to https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/pedants_corner

You will be amongst friends.

Your being very pedantic their.

Some very funny comments on here, thank you for your support! I haven't posted in Pedants' Corner because the people who need to see this won't be going there, I'm sure.

Can I also add please that is FAZED if you are disconcerted and only PHASED is you are performing a task in stages. Drives me crackers.

I read a work report recently that had four versions - ECT, ECT., ect, and ect. - used all the way through it. At least if you’re going to get it wrong do it consistently!

I received an email yesterday from someone asking “does that work for yourself?” What are they teaching in schools these days? 🤦🏻‍♀️

That tired old excuse for language deterioration again. Yawn.