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Subject:I solicit your HELP (etc.) From:"Parker, Cassandra M. (EXCH)" <CMPARKER -at- INTERMEDIA -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:28:50 -0400
Hello All,
Could you, my trusty List friends, help me with this one.
What is the appropriate usage of the word etc.
For example:
1. When it is in the middle of a sentence, should a comma follow it?
2. When etc. is at the end of a sentence and the sentence ends with a
question mark or a period, how do you handle this?
3. When etc. is at the end of a sentence but in parentheses, what would
you do here:
(computers, printers, scanners, etc.). OR
(computers, printers, scanners, etc.)
I have seen the usage of this little acronym in so many different forms
that now I am confused.
