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   Hi, Ardith Hinton! -> Alexander Koryagin   
   I read your message from 22.06.2021 23:58   
      
    AH>> Homework, BTW, is not countable but homework assignments are.   
    AK>> A good piece of information.   
      
    AH> Glad you found it useful....   
      
   You are, indeed! It's shame for me that I am so lazy and don't ask you for   
   more. :) Maybe because of my melancholic mood last time.   
      
    AH>> "Etc." is an abbreviation which calls for a period, but you're   
    AH>> also asking a question here. AFAIC it's okay to use a period   
    AH>> followed by a question mark in such cases.   
    AK>> But when I asked my question with "etc" I didn't use quotes, did   
    AK>> I?   
      
    AH> No, you didn't. Perhaps my response was confusing... but I see you   
    AH> know how to employ them in making reference to a word or an   
    AH> abbreviation.   
      
    AK>> So my question was correct?   
    AH> Looking at the punctuation, I'd have written:   
    AH> Do you have school tests on grammar rules etc.?   
      
   I'll try to remember it. Once upon a time I wanted very much to learn English   
   punctuation. ;)   
      
    AK>> Another sentence can be: Do you have a special rule on "etc."?   
      
    AH> Yes, that works. And no, I don't. I understand native speakers of   
    AH> English find it easier to get the letters in the right order,   
    AH> however, if they know "etc." is short for "et" (and) + "cetera"   
    AH> (the rest)....   
      
   If I say that question verbally, should I mention the full stop after "etc"?   
      
    AK>> Also: AFAIK   
      
    AH> Uh-huh. AFAIC & AFAIK are similar but not identical.   
      
    AH> AFAIC = As Far As I'm Concerned, meaning I am stating an opinion or   
    AH> personal preference. (While I've seen no evidence of it myself I   
    AH> imagine some folks might argue that because the periods are often   
    AH> left out of various other abbreviations nowadays they can leave out   
    AH> the period with "etc." too. And not evverybody agrees about how to   
    AH> handle end punctuation in various cases). :-))   
      
   Does AFAIC mean "As for me"? For instance, "AFAIC, I never read yellow press".   
      
   Bye, Ardith!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2021   
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