Is etcétera used?
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Is "etcétera" used much in Spanish and is it usually abbreviated like etc?
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updated Feb 14, 2013
posted by kirk1
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Yes, I'm pretty sure it's the same in both languages. My dictionary ( Collins, paper version) tranlates etc. as etc.
updated Feb 14, 2013
posted by annierats
Quite correct. - Eddy, Feb 14, 2013
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I'm not sure about the abbreviation because I don't have a paper dictionary, but it is used in conversation.
updated Feb 14, 2013
posted by --Mariana--
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it is ever etc.
After a sentence you may use either "..." or "etc."
updated Feb 15, 2013
edited by lliones
posted by lliones
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Et cetera is latin for "and other things" which in english is abreviated "etc" when written and when spoken the words Et Cetera are spoken. So it is a latin phrase spoken by english speakers.....
Spanish speakers could also use the latin phrase in speaking ... I do not know how common that is.
updated Feb 14, 2013
posted by gohern
Yes, that's what I think to. - annierats, Feb 14, 2013
