Etc = End of Thinking Capacity...
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It’s important to be specific. Avoid using the
following:
•
etc.
•
...
•
“and so on.”
Etc = End of Thinking Capacity...

It’s important to be specific. Avoid using the
following:
•
etc.
•
...
•
“and so on.”
Etc = End of Thinking Capacity
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Example:
I am familiar with several programming languages: Java,
C++, etc.
If it’s not important to tell the reader which languages the writer
knows then it’s better to write this way:
I am familiar with several programming languages.
If the writer wants the reader to know which languages he or she
knows, then it’s better to write all of them:
I know Java, C++, C#, and Perl.