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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