etc. etc.

cupan_tae · 03-05-2011 11:50AM #1

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

deise go deo · 03-05-2011 12:15PM

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.

Aard · 03-05-2011 12:39PM

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.

Insect Overlord · 03-05-2011 01:17PM

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.

etc. etc.

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