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Merdan Memetoghli
How to pronounce etc. exactly?
Dec 5, 2019 2:17 PM
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You pronounce it as if it were not abbreviated.
You do not try to pronounce it like an initialism or acronym.
The full expression is "et cetera," Latin for "and the rest." The "et" rhymes with "bet," "get," and "wet. "cetera" is exactly like the word "setter" followed by a schwa (indefinite vowel, "uh").
December 5, 2019
etc. et cetera /ɪtˈset.ər.ə/
December 5, 2019
It is an abbreviation of a Latin phrase "et cetera", which means "and the rest" in English. It is composed of four syllables, the second of which you put the most stress on.
December 5, 2019
Thank you! Shukran! :)
December 5, 2019
etcatera
December 5, 2019
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