ctivnan
09/06/07, 07:03 PM
et cetera / etc.
means 'and the rest';
is hardly ever used in its full form;
is recommended to use etc. only in footnotes, brackets, and references, especially in formal writing;
is used for things, NOT people; N. B.
One should definitiely avoid writing 'and etc.' as this is REDUNDANT!
Never place etc. at the END of a list BEGINNING with words such as: INCLUDE, SUCH AS or FOR EXAMPLE, or other words that convey the idea of representative examples.
Clark S. & Graham, P. (2003). Word for word. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
means 'and the rest';
is hardly ever used in its full form;
is recommended to use etc. only in footnotes, brackets, and references, especially in formal writing;
is used for things, NOT people; N. B.
One should definitiely avoid writing 'and etc.' as this is REDUNDANT!
Never place etc. at the END of a list BEGINNING with words such as: INCLUDE, SUCH AS or FOR EXAMPLE, or other words that convey the idea of representative examples.
Clark S. & Graham, P. (2003). Word for word. Oxford: Oxford University Press.