Is it spelled etc or ECT?
The Latin term et cetera (“and the rest”) is usually written as two words in Canadian English. However, the one-word spelling etcetera is also correct. The abbreviation for this term is etc. (Note that the c comes last; the misspelling ect. is a common error.)
Is it OK to use etc in academic writing? All authorities agree that etc. is out of place in formal writing. The Chicago Manual of Style says that etc.
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