Definition

Examples

• "Jean : First the beak, then the head, then the neck, etcetera etcetera."
• "Bob and his assistant Jean Marron manage a team of technicians and engineers who handle all of our information systems, software applications, hardware devices, etcetera."
• "We continuously calculate the carbon dioxide emissions produced by our activities: machines, production, business trips by car, by plane, electricity for our offices, etcetera, etcetera."
• "I'd like you to install the necessary software for a Delavigne debutante (FireSox, Thunderpants, Microtosh Office etc.)."
• "Party favors (cone-shaped hats, noise-makers, etc.)"
• "We'll start with the basics, then focus on the Internet, and eventually we'll deal with word processing, spreadsheets, etc."
• "Philip is responsible for the entire sales team, and supervises sales through all distribution channels: wholesale, retail, etcetera."
• "Swedes are from Sweden, etcetera."
• "Party favors (ie – cone-shaped hats, noise-makers, etc.)"
• "I will of course insist on a good cross-section of society in terms of age, gender, ethnic origin, etc."
• "They have IT, management training, language courses, etcetera, etcetera... My comrade, a salesman, was even offered an improvisational comedy course."
• "Philip is responsible for the sales team, and supervises sales through all distribution channels: wholesale, retail, etcetera."
• "Bruno had been poisoned and his body mutilated in many ways - cigarette burns, bullet wounds, stab wounds, teeth marks, etc."
• "First, make it clear in your invitation how smart the evening is going to be: "smart", "casual", "smart-casual", etc. Second, it is not usually polite to ask your guests to bring anything to dinner."
• "Please find below all of my contact information (telephone and fax numbers, email, address, pager number, etc.) in the event that you would like to arrange a meeting, or simply discuss some specifics."
• "You know how it works: we'll look at how your Delavigne products have been selling this quarter, what you'd like to order more of, what you've still got in stock, etc."