[General] 1 or 2 dots for etc

[wang.cupid]

Hey, if etc. is used at the end of a sentence, do we two dots for it. For example,

I like apples, bananas, and etc..

By the way, do we need and before etc.?

Thanks. Although maybe it's no big deal, it is better to make it 100 percent right in academic materials.

 

[allenman]

Check this out
Ellipsis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I would NOT use and in this example.

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[luschen]

Here's another wikipedia entry:

Et cetera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

one dot, no and



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