Do Not Enclose 'Etc.' Within Quoted Material
The Quotation Mark
Rulebase Summary
Do not enclose the word 'etc.' within the quoted material unless it actually appears in the original quote. The reporter should add 'etc.' outside the closing quotation mark, set off by commas as needed.
Morson's Rule 111 · p.64
Examples
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Q. When you say 'by any means necessary, etc.,' are you referring to your present position?
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Q. When you say 'by any means necessary,' etc., are you referring to your present position?
'Etc.' goes outside the closing quotation mark.
Style Guide References (1)
Morson's
Rule 111
Page 64