How To Use Etc In A Sentence

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How to use etc in a sentence. Remember et means and. Don t use a comma after etc. If you forgot your toothbrush toothpaste deodorent etc you will not be allowed to attend. Though some people think it s cute to use etc more than once in a sentence to stress the fact that many additional items are needed just one etc will suffice. Etc is used as a short way to say so on.

It incorporates a very mixed bag including adverbs of time manner place etc. Make sure you bring your fishing pole tackle bait etc. The bare letters s t n l etc. For the party tonight. And et cetera is redundant.

When it comes at the end of a list put a comma before it if you use the serial comma and don t if you don t use the serial comma. Hebrew and arabic use dentalized t d th etc while english makes the sounds farther back at the alveolar ridge. Do not use etc more than once in a sentence. If you are unsure confused bewildered etc do a somersault then eat five slices of baloney. As we will not make any stops.

If those synonyms make sense you can use etc. A good way to test whether etc. Soon degree adverbs of time manner place etc. Tennis soccer baseball etc are outdoor games 34. Saying something like i have to do the dishes wash the car clean my room etc etc etc before the party is never correct.

A new section to the site is the message board please feel free to use it for adverts etc or general chit chat. 0 alias expansions will be announced etc. The shell itself is a little disappointing in terms of build quality with stickers misaligned one wheel arch rubbing on a tyre etc. Do not use and before etc. We won t get into the serial comma issue here when it s in the middle of the sentence it doesn t need to be followed by a comma.