When giving an example for something. E.g. I like games such as hide and seek.
The other words can one use other than confused are deranged, confounded, blended, mixed, disordered etc.
to and the an a etc.
Great, super, etc.
You may, you could etc. -You should - You have the ability to - You have the power to
shiny round white glistening etc.
We use Greek to invent new words (para- meta- hyper- etc etc). Art. Architecture.
"etc." is spelled the same in French. You can use the alterantive words "et la suite", but the most used word is still "etc."
prehistoric dig site fossil dinosaur etc.
we use some of their words styles etc.
no then last beginning etc. are transition words
Was is singular (I was, He was, She was, etc) Were is plural (We were, They were, He and she were, etc) Exception: You were, even when referring to only one person.
If one chooses to use figures instead of words in a sentence/paragraph one must be consistent. That is use ONLY figures or ONLY words and do not mix them both.