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by napowitzu 4477 days ago
Seeing an article that gives Latin words as an example of English language pronunciation errors makes me shake my head. Seeing that the example given contains an error itself (his "correct" version of "ex-cetera" is "etcetera," where it is supposed to be written as two words, "et cetera") makes me bang my head into my desk—twice.
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Words (or phrases) like "et cetera" are so commonly in use that they are effectively English, despite their origins. Otherwise, what's left of English?