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Abbreviation for “or the rest” (or “or others”)?
The Latin et cetera, abbreviated etc., is often used at the end of an incomplete, inclusive list of items when it is clear that there are more items than can be enumerated conveniently and there is no ...
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Is it correct that “etc.” can not be used together in a sentence with “for example” and “such as”?
I just read an article from a Chinese website for English teaching which mentions that point. For instance, one can't say:
"I can play quite a few musical instruments, for example, the flute, the ...
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“'n'” as an abbreviation for “and” as in “rock 'n' roll”
I wonder if there are other cases where and is abbreviated in writing as in rock 'n' roll.
