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'''Etc.'' is an abbreviation for the [[Latin]] ''et cetera'', meaning ''and a bunch of other shit''.
'''Etc.'' is an abbreviation for the [[Latin]] ''et cetera'', meaning ''and a bunch of other shit''.


Etc. is most often used in arguments - particularly [[OTI]] arguments - in place of legitimate supporting evidence. People who like to argue, but are too [[lazy]] to actually do any [[research]], often use "etc" as well as "[[whatever]]" as the fundamental basis of their argument.
Etc. is most often used in arguments - particularly [[OTI]] arguments – in place of legitimate supporting evidence. People who like to argue, but are too [[lazy]] to actually do any [[research]], often use "etc" as well as "[[whatever]]" as the fundamental basis of their argument.


===Examples===
===Examples===
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* Pizza Hut's pizza is way worse then Domino's because they don't have a fast enough delivery, etc...
* Pizza Hut's pizza is way worse then Domino's because they don't have a fast enough delivery, etc...
* [[libtard|Obama is a good president because he does good things like help the economy, etc...]]
* [[libtard|Obama is a good president because he does good things like help the economy, etc...]]
* [[Eurofag|America sucks because they are fat, racist, stupid, etc... ]]
* [[Eurofag|America sucks because they are fat, racist, stupid, etc...]]
* [[republican|Obama is the worst president ever because he is a nazi, nigger,commie, socialist, etc..]]
* [[republican|Obama is the worst president ever because he is a nazi, nigger, commie, socialist, etc...]]
* You have no life because all you do is sit there and [[Troll|make me cry on the internet]], etc...
* You have no life because all you do is sit there and [[Troll|make me cry on the internet]], etc...
* I hate [[Faggot|faggots]] because they're all fucking [[Queer|queers]] etc...
* I hate [[faggots]] because they're all fucking [[queers]] etc...
* To disarm the bomb, you must cut the wire in exactly this order; first the yellow wire, etc...
* To disarm the bomb, you must cut the wire in exactly this order; first the yellow wire, etc...


Revision as of 07:31, 9 February 2015


'Etc. is an abbreviation for the Latin et cetera, meaning and a bunch of other shit.

Etc. is most often used in arguments - particularly OTI arguments – in place of legitimate supporting evidence. People who like to argue, but are too lazy to actually do any research, often use "etc" as well as "whatever" as the fundamental basis of their argument.

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Pronunciation

Et-setera, et-see, or, to st00pid 13-year-old boys everywhere, Et-ick.

Alternate Spellings

It is not uncommon to see various incorrect spellings, such as "ect.," "&c.," and "ecg." All of these are wrong, and you're a terrorist if you use them.

See Also

Etc is part of a series on Language & Communication
Languages and Dialects • Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, Style, and Usage • Rhetorical Strategies • Poetry • The Politics of Language and Communication • Media • Visual Rhetoric
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