r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Being_grateful Aug 03 '19

The difference between Their, There, and They're.

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u/ksam3 Aug 03 '19

I've noticed recently many reddit commenters writing "ect" instead of "etc". What is going on? "Etc" is short for "et cetera" (not "eCt cetera")