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and so on vs so on

Both 'and so on' and 'so on' are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'And so on' is more commonly used and is considered more formal. 'So on' is a shortened version that is more casual and is often used in spoken language.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 880 views

and so on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'and so on' to indicate that there are other similar things that could be mentioned but you are choosing not to list them all. It is considered more formal.

Examples:

  • She likes to read novels, watch movies, and so on.
  • The store sells fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and so on.
  • We need to buy groceries, clean the house, do laundry, and so on.
  • I met Mandela at the Arusha peace talks, and so on and so on and so on - while I was building the case to prove whether this idea would make sense.
  • Our business partnership and so on.
  • For instance, how gorilla saved defenceless child from claws of bloodthirsty beast and so on.
  • Learn languages, computers, and so on.
  • Insurance, CO2 emissions, maximum towing weights and so on.
  • Removing evidence is burglary, and so on and so on.
  • This is Matthew Anderson, Tariq Al-Daour and so on and so on.
  • This flank turns left at the same time as the others, and so on and so on.
  • And then again next month, and so on and so on until the exquisite release of death.
  • One of yours stabs him and so on and so on until there's none of you left.
  • "take these estrogen pills," and so on and so on.
  • Another called Twister, and so on and so on.
  • That has to be modified with adult supervision and so on.
  • He brings me counterproposals, and so on.
  • Although technical goods are not cheap: Cars and so on.
  • Traffic lights can communicate to the car and so on.
  • Targets for the economy and so on are set by the state.
  • So we're creating our own archives and so on.
  • Union rules about separate showers and toilet facilities and so on...
  • French, Italian, and so on.

Alternatives:

  • etc.
  • and the like
  • and such
  • and others
  • and more

so on

This phrase is correct but more commonly used in spoken language.

Use 'so on' informally to mean the same as 'and so on'. It is often used in casual conversations or when speaking.

Examples:

  • She likes to read novels, watch movies, so on.
  • The store sells fruits, vegetables, dairy products, so on.
  • We need to buy groceries, clean the house, do laundry, so on.
  • Time, place, so on.
  • Those who can walk, will do so on their own.
  • I am not so on board with that.
  • Make sure it says so on the patrol report.
  • More so on David, the older one.
  • It says so on the brochure.
  • It said so on the s.H.I.E.L.D. Maps.
  • I hope this fund will be a breakthrough by doing so on a systematic basis.
  • Because it says so on the sign in front of your house.
  • You've already done so on our behalf.
  • We are so on this case now.
  • Doug, I am so on your side.
  • Because it says so on the charts.
  • And not to be so on guard all the...
  • A bracelet supposedly worn by Genghis Khan went to "Michael McBender," so on.
  • A clearing member that offers to facilitate indirect clearing services shall do so on reasonable commercial terms.
  • You want something so on consciousness.
  • Five gold rings, six geese a-laying, so on.
  • Yes, apparently so on your ward.
  • It says so on my tax return.

Alternatives:

  • and so forth
  • and the like
  • and such
  • and others
  • and more

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