The phrase "Et Cetera" is very common. I first heard this word when I was four while watching The King and I. The main character, Anna, is complaining about living in the palace, " Iron bars, guards at the doors", when she uses the phrase, "Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera." She explains what it means to the King, "and all the rest and so forth," and he continues to use the phase to impress Anna. The first known use of this phrase was during 1597 in Middle English, but the Latin use goes back to the 12th century. The abbreviation for "Et cetera" is "etc.".The phrase "Et cetera" has been around for ages and many use it without knowing what it really means. I find that people tend to pronounce it as "ex-setera", rather than how it should be pronounced. They commonly use it as a lazy way to replace listing things, rather than taking into account the actual definition.
Sophie Pong
Sources: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/etcetera
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/et_cetera
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