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1. IvyMik+oe[view] [source] 2013-06-26 07:31:22
>>alexho+(OP)
Not enough people know this, but when you say "etc" out loud in reference to the directory, it is supposed to sound like "etsy".

I expect there will be people who reply to this comment to argue it should be "E-T-C" or "Et Cetera". You can ignore those people; they probably say "exclamation mark" instead of "bang".

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2. 3amOps+8g[view] [source] 2013-06-26 08:08:06
>>IvyMik+oe
Etsy sounds terrible to say! Sound enough reason not to pursue that idea :-)

I know the old Bell manuals actually spelled out "et cetera" long hand in places, but still, any time i hear someone say that out loud meaning the directory, i have a (wholy irrational) cringe reaction!

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