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what does it mean (etc)

Posted on: Tue, 02/10/2009 - 14:44
what does it mean (etc)

hi,, Wave

iam hanan\girl 22 from kuwait,,

we always use atc when we are talking about alots of things.. Plain Face

example 1:
- i like all kinds of brands make up Batting Eyelashes dior,chanel,maybeline.....etc.
example 2:
- i like all kinds of cars Wink Mercedes,Chevrolet,bmw,Ferrari.....etc.

(example 1 for girls \ example 2 for boys) Silly

i know when we should use (atc)

but i dont know what does it mean exactly,, Thinking
its Shortcut for wich word?? Plain Face


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Posted on: Wed, 02/11/2009 - 09:54 #1
Etc.

'Etc.' is the short form of the word 'etcetera' meaing 'and so on' / 'and other things'. It comes from the Latin 'Et cetera'.

Posted on: Wed, 02/11/2009 - 10:57 #2
Abbr. etc. And other

Abbr. etc.

And other unspecified things of the same class; and so forth.

n. et·cet·er·a (tst-)

1. A number of unspecified persons or things.
2. etceteras Additional odds and ends; extras.

Posted on: Wed, 02/11/2009 - 23:04 #3
thanks,, Chris j.n.r

thanks,,
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