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Will 'ect.' become an acceptable spelling of 'etc.'? And if it does, will that be unexplainable or merely inexplicable?

Word Matters

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This episode is sponsored by audible. 20 22 is all about celebrating our new found self awareness and making positive change. On each episode, marian webster, editors, aman shey, peter sakalowski and i explore some aspect of the english language from the dictionary's vantage point. A listener question about e, c, t as used for the abbreviated form of e a raises questions about other alternative spellings that develop to reflect non standard pronunciations.

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