etc. stands for et cetera.
Pronounced as : [et set-er-uh, se-truh]*
*From dictionary.com
NOT pronounced as 'ex' cetera (X). It should be et
It is a Latin word that means : and so on / and so forth / and others / and other things / and the rest
et means 'and' in Latin.
It is usually used when we have a list of things and we do not want to list them all out.
For example :
You can also use etc. in the middle. For example :
Consume means 'eat'
* Remember
'and' CANNOT be used with etc.
So you CANNOT say :
My daughter is starting school next week so I need to buy her school uniform, books, pens and etc. (THIS IS WRONG).
This is because etc. already means 'and so on'
so if you use it together, it becomes :
My daughter is starting school next week so I need to buy her school uniform, books, pens and and so on. (THIS IS WRONG).
You also CANNOT say :
You also CANNOT say :
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