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Subject:Re: I solicit your HELP (etc.) From:Scott Miller <smiller -at- CORP -dot- PORTAL -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 14 Apr 1998 12:32:49 -0700
Wherever I've worked, the appropriate usage is to not use etc. Use "and
so forth" or "and so on" instead. Much of the time, you don't even have
to use those, depending on the sentence construction. For example:
"Iguanas come in many colors including green, blue, red, and so forth."
Since these colors are "included," that already implies that there are
more colors, so the "and so forth" isn't needed:
"Iguanas come in many colors including green, blue, and red."
- Scott Miller
smiller -at- portal -dot- com
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