The stupid person way to abbreviate "et cetera". The "et"
standing for the Latin word "et" and the "c."
standing for the Latin word "cētera", hence "
etc." and NOT "ect."
Child #1: I
don't understand why people call me stupid,
dumb, and ect.
Child #2: Maybe it'
s because you spelled "etc." incorrectly, and put an "and" before the et cetera (which is redundant).
Child #1: That explains it.