• TheRealKuni@piefed.social
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    20 hours ago

    A misspelling of etcetera, commonly abbreviated “etc.” which is Latin (“et cetera”) for “and others.”

    If you want to be a douchey nerd you can pronounce it like it would’ve been in Ancient Rome, with a “k” sound for the c. It’s fun.

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      16 hours ago

      Ooh that’s a word I hadn’t considered doing that too. It’s fun using classical latin pronunciations with people you want to annoy

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      18 hours ago

      Well shit, I’ve been using it for 3-4 years now and only now someone points out I’m writing it incorrectly?

      EDIT: And no, it’s not an American thing, I’m easterner and English is my third language

    • Viceversa@lemmy.world
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      19 hours ago

      Some weird people pronounce it as “exetera”. 💀
      Maybe that’s another American thing?