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English translation: , etc.

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English term or phrase:etc
Selected answer:, etc.
Entered by: Charlesp

18:39 Aug 7, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / grammar
English term or phrase: etc
In British English is a period required after "etc" ?

and is a commar required before it ? (as it would be in American English)
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 17:27
, etc.
Explanation:
imho
Selected response from:

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 18:27
Grading comment
then with a comma and a period it is!

thanks everyone for your imput!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +11, etc.
Kirill Semenov
3 +4etc.
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +11
, etc.


Explanation:
imho

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 18:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
then with a comma and a period it is!

thanks everyone for your imput!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: That's how I'd write it
3 mins
  -> my thanks, etc. ;-)
agree  Tony M: Usually, it comes at the end of a list, so if the list is comma-separated, then it needs to be too
6 mins
  -> perfectly right
agree  Sara Noss
13 mins
agree  Can Altinbay
15 mins
agree  Alison Jenner
17 mins
agree  vanesa medina
30 mins
agree  Anna Quail
56 mins
agree  Leny Vargas
1 hr
agree  Refugio
1 hr
agree  Dave Calderhead
4 hrs
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
23 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
etc.


Explanation:
according to OED

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-08-07 18:45:43 GMT)
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and yes, preceded by a comma

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 37

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: - and I'd put a comma before too, though I think some people don't
5 mins
agree  Anna Quail
56 mins
agree  Leny Vargas
1 hr
agree  Libero_Lang_Lab: the full stop after it is a mandatory, the comma before it is a matter of preference - i tend to omit the comma
3 hrs
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