Etcetera

sagehen sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM
Wed Jul 30 14:59:02 UTC 2003


Is the commonly-heard pronunciation of "etcetera" as "exetera" or "ek
setera" a regional or dialectal thing (like "axe" for "ask") or simply a
misapprehension of the letter order?  Could it be related to the Italian
/eccetera/?
A. Murie



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