PSA: The abbreviation for “etcetera” is etc, NOT ect.
How Embarrassing!
I’ve seen quite a few anons the past few days that need a reminder.
For those who roll their eyes and say it’s not a big deal, that’s fine. But it’s hard to red pill smart people with sentences full of grammatical errors and misspellings.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
I.D. is an abbreviation for 2 words as well. I, and dentification. RIP Norm Macdonald.
Actually, the abbreviation is etc.
You can tell that it's an abbreciation because it always includes a period (full stop).
Thank you. You rarely see the period properly used after "etc." I think the OP even missed it in the title.
PSA: The abbreviation for “etcetera” is etc, NOT ect.
PSA: The abbreviation for “etcetera” is etc., NOT ect.
I think the rule is that etc. is never spelled without the period. When used at the end of a sentence however, the period in etc. can serve double duty as the period at the end of the sentence. If at the end of a question it is spelled etc.?
Not entirely sure, can someone confirm this?
Correct.
Etcetera is an English borrow word and completely correct.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/etcetera
Spilling and grammer are impotent.
I hate you. You made me kek out loud.
I get that a lot. I try to time it so the victim has just sipped a drink.
you evil, evil anon...
*is important
Grammar.
Yeah, so far we've addressed impotent and grammer. Is no one going to point out spilling? Jebus some of you are thick.
What your point is trying to make is:
Falsus in uno falsus in omnibus
Just a reminder, never start a sentence with But. Your sentence should read as follows. For those who roll their eyes and say it’s not a big deal, that’s fine, but it’s hard to red pill smart people with sentences full of grammatical errors and misspellings. It's always a good idea to have impeccable grammar when criticizing others.
Well done.
And it's not "the Fourth of July" or "turkey day". Put the meaning of the holidays into your language. You don't celebrate the 25th of December!
I do. I celebrate 25th December with turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, pigs in blankets and a gammon joint.
Now do "irregardless".
Much to my chagrin, irregardless is considered valid, if nonstandard.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless
If that isn't a sign of the end times, I don't know what is.
It's a sign of Merriam-Webster getting stuff wrong (again).
Aaaah! Nails on a chalkboard🐸
Smart people will wade through garbage to get at the truth if they have to. The people you're talking about are more accurately called "educated". But thanks for the PSA all the same!
Touché
Also, it's "lose" not "loose"
Both spellings are correct in the right context.
It's going to lose its loose wheel.
Thanks, Captain Obvious!
Tipos happen
a women
I could care less
it's/its
lose/loose
to/too
their/there/they're
god forbid, our/are
All good ways of identifying oneself as someone not worth listening to.
Lol, the comment above yours... "To much mistakes makes me want to stop reading an article." (cringe)🐸
For goodness sake.
For heaven sake.
For brevity sake. etc.
Notice something? NO apostrophe required before "sake".
oh, i thought it meant "elite tauren chieften"
That, too. For the horde.
Amount, quantity and number.
There was a large number of people.
There was a large amount of sand.
There was a large quantity of soup.
Red pill smart people?
As u/IT_WAS_THE_RUSSIANS pointed out, a better choice of word would be “educated”.
To much mistakes makes me want to stop reading an article.
How, exactly, do you much mistakes? Is there even a verb "to much"?
Were we talking about mental health treatment 🤣🤣?
I agree with your point pompeius. Reminders are a good thing. I think it is helpful to be willing to learn to write and use the English language correctly.
Knowledge of Greek & Latin is helpful.
Yes. Something not taught in school anymore. I always liked learning roots of words. And how the words changed over time.
By an amazing stroke of luck, Greek language is in fact taught in every school in Greece (except American schools) along with English.
I did not know that. 🤔