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Lucas21c Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Etc.

Can I read 'etc.' as 'and so on' or 'and so forth' like I read 'e.g.' as 'for example?'
  

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' as 'and so on' or 'and so forth' Only loosely; it is properly read as 'et cetera'.

— Mister Micawber

  • ' as 'and so on' or 'and so forth' Only loosely; it is properly read as 'et cetera'.
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lucas21cCan I read 'etc.' as 'and so on' or 'and so forth'
Only loosely; it is properly read as 'et cetera'.
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Is reading 'i.e.' and 'e.g.' as 'that is' and 'for example' respectively more common?
Or, is it preferable to read 'id est' and 'exempli gratia?'
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lucas21cCan I read 'etc.' as 'and so on' or 'and so forth' like I read 'e.g.' as 'for example?'
I would say that it is more usually read as 'et cetera'. I would not say that this is more 'proper'.
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lucas21cIs reading 'i.e.' and 'e.g.' as 'that is' and 'for example' respectively more common?
Yes, much more so. Most native speakers know 'et cetera' but do not know 'id est' or 'exempli gratia'. Why that is so is a mystery to me.
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lucas21cIs reading 'i.e.' and 'e.g.' as 'that is' and 'for example' respectively more common?
My personal feeling is that the most common way to say these forms is as eye eee and eee jee.
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