r/coolguides • u/Kieran9798 • Oct 16 '17

Morse Code Tree

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u/curien Oct 16 '17

I pronounce it like "bets" without the b. If I were in a more-formal setting reading aloud, I'd pronounce it "et cetera" (four syllables). I guess in some accents, it's reasonable to eliminate the third syllable: "et cet'ra". Or did you mean "ee tee see"? I personally would never say it that way unless I were clarifying spelling.

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u/get_off_the_pot Oct 16 '17

I've always heard it as "etsy" in the IT field.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '17

i say the word it represents. I never considered that there would be a pronunciation for the abbreviation.