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 Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:51 am
Too often, I see "etcetera" abbreviated as "ect.". That is incorrect. It should be abbreviated as "etc.".
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:55 pm
I've never spelt it like that, and I've never seen it like that either, although it would annoy me to see it spelt like that. Some people are so stupid.
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:56 pm
Pssst. It's 'et cetera.' Two words. From the Latin: 'and the others.'
I've never seen it abbreviated as 'ect.' either.
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:07 pm
Time may fly, tears may dry~ ~Yeah, that typo is too common to be a typo stressed
I've only seen it once, but I've heard many complaints... But our friendship will never die~
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:36 pm
thats no how you spell it me freind on the other hand I don't know you spell it I just know it isn't spelled like that
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:29 pm
Oh yeah... Technically you correct. "Et cetera". I'll try to remember that.
To the previous poster: Please include punctuation in your sentences, as this makes them easier to read. Thank you.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:52 am
I see it written like that very frequently. It is rather disturbing.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 2:35 pm
I haven't seen it like that before. I always use "etc."
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:20 pm
I've seen it like that... I use "Etc." But yeah; it always bothered me. D: But I never knew that when you're not abriviating [[sp?]] the word it's two different ones. O:
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:54 am
I think a more common problem than a typo is the oh-so-frequent misuse/abuse of latin abbreviations, "etc." included. Not only that, but things like "i.e." are commonly used incorrectly or inappropriately, and it's terribly annoying. But I guess at least they're trying to be cultured, or something.
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Intellectual Elocutionist
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:36 pm
I cannot recall anytime I have ever seen "Et cetera" abbreviated as ect.
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:56 pm
*Sigh* Yes, i've seen people write et cetera that way. It's sometimes just a typo, but I find it sad that some people just use abbreviations for words and don't actually know how to spell the full word. rolleyes crying
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:38 pm
Mmhmm, that's a common typo with the word. I think it's because a lot of people pronounce "et cetera" like "ex cetera", so they think that the c comes before the t.
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:18 pm
I've seen many people spell it wrong, almost as much as I've seen 'alot' floating around.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:41 pm
Gigglypuff Mmhmm, that's a common typo with the word. I think it's because a lot of people pronounce "et cetera" like "ex cetera", so they think that the c comes before the t. AHA! AHA! Thank you! Someone beat me to it. Almost everyonne I know pronounces it "Ek Setera" or something like that It makes me very angry. Whenever someone says that, and I respond with "It's pronounced Et Cetera" They always get in my face. They say things like "It's just grammar, why should we care?" Or "So what? You know what I mean." Is this a pet peeve of anyone else, or am I just paranoid?
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