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Zazzex Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
"and so on" in formal writing
Hello,
Happy New Year!
As far as I know, in formal writing, we should avoid using "etc."
Does it mean "and so on" is preferred to "etc." ?
Or
Does it mean we need to specify items instead of using unspecified "etc."?
Besides, some say we should use "and so on" in formal writing.
what does this mean in what context?
Or
Is the statement simply wrong?
Thanks.
Happy New Year!
As far as I know, in formal writing, we should avoid using "etc."
Does it mean "and so on" is preferred to "etc." ?
Or
Does it mean we need to specify items instead of using unspecified "etc."?
Besides, some say we should use "and so on" in formal writing.
what does this mean in what context?
Or
Is the statement simply wrong?
Thanks.
Top answer
Yes, the general idea is that in formal writing you should avoid the idea entirely as being too vague. Either omit it or be more specific. However, the Chicago Manual of Style accepts ' etc ' within bracketed remarks, and it all accepts et cetera, and so forth, and so on, and and the like.
- Yes, the general idea is that in formal writing you should avoid the idea entirely as being too vague.
- Either omit it or be more specific.
- However, the Chicago Manual of Style accepts ' etc ' within bracketed remarks, and it all accepts et cetera, and so forth, and so on, and and the like.
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Yes, the general idea is that in formal writing you should avoid the idea entirely as being too vague. Either omit it or be more specific. However, the Chicago Manual of Style accepts 'etc' within bracketed remarks, and it all accepts et cetera, and so forth, and so on, and and the like.
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