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180201 Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Thu, 1 Feb 2018 13:47:57 -0500, Philip Webb wrote: |
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>> And while we're at it (grin), 'e.g.' has the same force as 'etc', |
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>> so it's duplicating effort to write 'e.g. fire, flood etc'. |
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> 'etc' is from the Latin 'et cetera', |
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> meaning "I couldn't be bothered thinking of any more". |
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Roughly (smile) : as a Classicist by training, |
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I would translate 'and all the rest (of them)'. |
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The Romans were very practical people who didn't waste time or effort, |
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but got on with the job & built an empire which lasted 500 years . |
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