152: etc. and ATM May 9, 2015

It is important not to forget the roots, and that goes for people, as well as abbreviation. Two commonly misused abbreviations include &c., and ATM. Not only is etc. commonly mispronounced as ex cetera–as opposed to et cetera–but in various sentences, people end up saying, "...and etc.", which is redundant. Similarly, people say "ATM machines", however, as the 'M' stands for 'machine', this is not necessary.