joeydozzy: how is it wrong?
the examiner or marker would definitely know what you're saying except if he's way too ignorant which rules him out from being a marker anyway

on a second thought, except you wanna write et cetera, then go on.

staicey: Writing e.t.c for me i think is wrong in an exam, cos this is an exam where you are expected to put down everything you know about a particular something.
Now, writing "e.t.c" for an examiner shows you are kinda telling the examiner to figure out the rest.. which aint supoosed to be..

CFCfan: I think its wrong to write 'etc' on an exam. Most professors would put a question mark on that abbreviation, thinking your answer is incomplete.

CFCfan: I think its wrong to write 'etc' on an exam. Most professors would put a question mark on that abbreviation, thinking your answer is incomplete.

staicey:

Exactly and thank you!

Dr. Ayo:
If you have written quite a good number of examples, then writing it isn't bad, otherwise it would look inappropriate.

staicey: You mean after listing a set of items in an exam and not ending it with etc makes your work look inappropriate? please, i beg to differ.
this is an exam, here you are given all the time to put down what you know..
writing etc is like giving the examiner some parts of your questions to answer for you. You can set your work thus:


mango, oranges, apples, pawpaws and pears..

NOTE: You can only add "and" when you are satisfied with the answers you have given your examiner and sure this would earn you your marks

CFCfan:

You are welcome, dear. Also, it's usually advisable to give the full meaning of an abbreviation, when righting it for the first time in an essay.
For eg, "The Federal Bureau Of Investigation (F.B.I.)...."

CFCfan:
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CAMEROONPRIDE: makes sense , but I still don't find anything wrong with etc. Anyway to avoid a bad correction I don't use that.

staicey: Writing e.t.c for me i think is wrong in an exam, cos this is an exam where you are expected to put down everything you know about a particular something.
Now, writing "e.t.c" for an examiner shows you are kinda telling the examiner to figure out the rest.. which aint supoosed to be..

staicey:

yeah, that is what everyone tries to avoid and since you have said this, in other words you are saying its wrong adding the "etc" word.

BEWARE OF THE "E.T.C" WORD IN EXAMS, IT COULD REDUCE YOUR SUPPOSED 10GRADES TO A 9

joeydozzy: how is it wrong?
the examiner or marker would definitely know what you're saying except if he's way too ignorant which rules him out from being a marker anyway

on a second thought, except you wanna write et cetera, then go on.

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I wonder how it's wrong. I can as well list examples on a particular question that will generate 10 extra sheets, especially when I intend to impress the lecturer. When I use e.t.c I'm only letting the lecturer know there are more examples.

On second thought, some lecturers also use 'e.t.c' in class, so I doubt if there is anything wrong in referring him to consult Google and other materials also.

On third thought, I have lecturers who love you to give them your answers as it is in their note, it's only logical that I will write exactly what he wrote in the note including his 'e.t.c'
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k2039:
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I wonder how it's wrong. I can as well list examples on a particular question that will generate 10 extra sheets, especially when I intend to impress the lecturer. When I use e.t.c I'm only letting the lecturer know there are more examples.

On second thought, some lecturers also use 'e.t.c' in class, so I doubt if there is anything wrong in referring him to consult Google and other materials also.

On third thought, I have lecturers who love you to give them your answers as it is in their note, it's only logical that I will write exactly what he wrote in the note including his 'e.t.c'
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greatgod2012:
my brother, how have you been? Quite an age, how is studies?, miss you!