The lost letters of the English alphabet

Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by brennen on Monday January 16, 2017 @01:14PM (#13411750)

I'm pretty sure I have never encountered "ect" from any person of any nationality.

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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by tunesmith on Monday January 16, 2017 @03:23PM (#13412690)

I've heard people say "ek cetera" quite a bit.

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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by filoeleven on Monday January 16, 2017 @06:28PM (#13413998)

I've always heard it pronounced incorrectly as "ek setra". And now I'm wondering if it's unusual to pronounce the last word with all three syllables, as I do...

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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by ahstro on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @05:24AM (#13416360)

If you hate this as much as I do, don't listen to Sweet and Tender Hooligan by The Smiths. It's a great song, but the last minute or so is horror.

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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by brennen on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @05:30PM (#13422084)

Yeah, true. To the point where I suppose it's basically standard in a bunch of regional dialects.

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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by voidz on Monday January 16, 2017 @01:16PM (#13411763)

I believe it's a common mispronounciation, but I have come across this quite often.

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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by jonathankoren on Monday January 16, 2017 @02:46PM (#13412407)

I've lived my whole life in the United States, lived I two very different and distance parts, traveled around the country.

I've never heard this. like ever.

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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by voidz on Monday January 16, 2017 @04:21PM (#13413140)

Ok, so our experiences differ. Not a big deal.

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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by ksenzee on Monday January 16, 2017 @11:02PM (#13415129)

I think you may be hearing something else and interpreting it as "ect." I also am from the US and have never once in my entire life heard this.

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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by voidz on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @08:03AM (#13417083)

People spell it e-c-t. I have heard it often. I can't help it that you haven't!

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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by Wildgoose on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @03:13AM (#13415852)

I have - and I distinctly remember doing it myself as a small child and being corrected by my teacher. (I'm English by the way).

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