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Good points, although I believe "etc" is pronounced etcetera, or ɛtˈsɛtərə in IPA.
by chad_oliver 14y ago
Good points, although I believe "etc" is pronounced etcetera, or ɛtˈsɛtərə in IPA.
- munificent 14y agoIt's pronounced "et cetera" because that's what it's an abbreviation of. Most abbreviations (unlike acronyms) aren't verbalized in their abbreviated form. You say "versus", not "vs" when you read it. However, I do often hear Unix hackers say "et-sey" when referring to the "etc/" directory because precision is important there: the directory is not named "etcetera" so pronouncing it as such would confuse.