Etcetera

[Peter A. McGraw]

I don't think it's regional--I seem to have heard it everywhere, and from
people being interviewed in various parts of the country.  It's often
[Ik'sEtr@] or, for emphasis, [Ik'sEtrIk'sEtr@].

Peter Mc.

--On Wednesday, July 30, 2003 10:59 AM -0400 sagehen
<sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM> wrote:

> 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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