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Should we ban the usage of "etc." and "and so on"? #261

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heykayla opened this issue Jul 19, 2022 · 2 comments
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Should we ban the usage of "etc." and "and so on"? #261

heykayla opened this issue Jul 19, 2022 · 2 comments
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heykayla commented Jul 19, 2022 •
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Using "etc." and "and so on" in a sentence gives off the assumption that the reader knows the rest.
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I'm supportive of discouraging "etc.", which also aligns with https://developers.google.com/style/word-list#etc

@barbaricyawps barbaricyawps added the style question Questions for the style guide label Jul 27, 2022
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Vote:

  • everyone has agreed to ban the usage of etc. and so on, per the Google Developer Style Guide.

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