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by papa-whisky 1209 days ago
Mega nitpick and completely off topic; it's just "&c". "Et" translates as "and" which can be replaced by the ampersand, "cetera" is "the rest".
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bqmjjx0kac 1209 days ago
My understanding is that "&" is actually a ligature of "Et". You can kind of see it if you squint your eyes!
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kanbara 1208 days ago
yup this is correct
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quickthrower2 1208 days ago
Yeah I realised after I made the comment. Thanks for the spot.
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