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  • 03-05-2011 11:50AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭


    Hi

    When writing a sentence in english I would say something like:

    I went into the shop, there were loads of things for sale - x, y, z, etc. etc.

    In Irish should I use etc. etc. as above or is it something else?

    i.e. Chuaigh me isteach sa síopa, bhí alán rudaí ar díol - x, y,z etc. etc.

    GRMA


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,677 ✭✭✭deise go deo


    cupan_tae wrote: »
    Hi

    When writing a sentence in english I would say something like:

    I went into the shop, there were loads of things for sale - x, y, z, etc. etc.

    In Irish should I use etc. etc. as above or is it something else?

    i.e. Chuaigh me isteach sa síopa, bhí alán rudaí ar díol - x, y,z etc. etc.

    GRMA

    The Irish for etc is 'srl' though I have no idea what it stands for.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,905 ✭✭✭Aard


    Also common is to write "7rl", the 7 looking a lot like the Irish version of &.


    It's pronounced "agus ar aile", though I don't think I've ever seen it written down like that.


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 31,122 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Just to add, you only need to write it once. Repeating "et cetera" is grand if you're speaking English conversationally, but it doesn't need to be written twice.


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