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Re: more doc. proofreading
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Lars J. Aas |
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Re: more doc. proofreading |
Date: |
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 23:00:37 +0200 |
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On Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 01:58:18PM -0400, Steven G. Johnson wrote:
: (It is not that uncommon to see it spelled out, but usually it is done so
: as "etcetera" and not "et cetera.") In this case, since the comma was
: needed afterwards, I thought "etcetera" looked better (".," combinations
: are awkward).
Writing "etcetera" when the convention is "etc." also seems a little
awkward. How about writing "and so on" or some other English substitute?
Lars J