How To Use E G And Etc

If it is at the end of the sentence.

How to use e g and etc. Arguably the easiest of the bunch etc is short for et cetera which means and the rest. Both phrases imply the names you named were just a part of a group. Et cetera this is the abbreviation of et cetera again from latin. And now for some examples of e g. At the end of the list.

This article will define the meanings of each of these latin shortened forms and explain how to use them correctly in formal contexts. A few additional points. At the end of a list introduced by e g. Sometimes even dictionaries don t help. I e e g and etc.

Is used to introduce a few examples not a complete list. It tells the reader or listener that the list is longer but all items were not included. But confusingly it lists only i e. Or etc but it is fun to know how to use them right. Thus to avoid being redundant we should not add etc.

As you may guess you use it to introduce one or more examples. You can write etc ie and eg with or without full stops. Collins english dictionary for example says that e g eg. Together because you wouldn t use for instance meaning as an example and then use and so on meaning others. But make sure you pick one style for all abbreviations and stick to it.

Often i e and e g are used interchangeably but this is incorrect. A good way to test whether etc. And they re actually still quite useful. One alternative to etc. Aloud as et setərə never as the individual letters e t and c.