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> > > Trav"it's popular among the tourists from the southern parts of Europe, so a lot of them get stolen, but you can also buy stickers etc. of these"holt
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> > I love how some non-native English speakers use "etc." after listing only one item. My foreign exchange brother from Japan does it all the time, because they have a word that gets translated that way. It cracks me up every time.
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> > gab"'This container for plastic bottles etc. only'"by
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> Hm... but what's the correct thing to say? Et al?
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> Trav"learns something new every day"holt.

"Et al" would be the correct thing to say; however, most American English speakers do use "et cetera".

What gabby is saying is the common usage of "et al" or "etc." usually follows more than one item, as in:

... The Coca-Cola Company, Pepsico, et al.

(which means: ... The Coca-Cola Company, Pepsico, and others.)

... The Coca-Cola Company, Pepsico, The Dr Pepper Company, etc.

(which means: ... The Coca-Cola Company, Pespico, and so forth.)

-Faux "cultural differences" Pas