and so on
Continuing the pattern
And so on signals that a list or sequence continues in an obvious pattern: apples, oranges, bananas, and so on.
It's interchangeable with and so forth or et cetera, implying the reader can fill in what follows.
The phrase assumes the pattern is clear enough that spelling it out would be tedious.
- etceteraIndicating additional items
- whatnotUnspecified additional items
- what have youCatch-all for similar items
- etc.Abbreviation for continuation
- et al.Latin for "and others"
onward · ad infinitum · among other things · next · ellipsis · blah blah · yadda yadda yadda · for instance · afterward · or something · the whole nine yards · furthermore · including · subsequently · whatever · trailing · beyond · more
and so onexhaustively
In complete, thorough manner
in full · in its entirety · completely · without exception · nothing more
and so onperiod
Punctuation ending sentences
full stop · the end · no more · and finally · lastly
and so onnamely
Introduces specific identification
specifically · to wit · that is to say · in particular · i.e.