etc, etc, etc

Wikipedia lists the pronunciation of et cetera and etc. (and &c.) as /ɛtˈsɛtərə/, which, for those like me who don't know how to read IPA, means the first word, et, ends in a t sound.

Why, then, do we encounter /ɛkˈsɛtərə/ so often in the wild, where the et is pronounced ek ?

I don't know – I'm not a linguist.

And, let's be real, caring about so-called incorrect pronunciation of common phrases is so last year.

Attention! This post is intended to be an unserious and light-hearted discussion about the quirks of natural language. When discussing language from the viewpoint that usage can be either correct or incorrect, it is easy to come across as a snob. If I have given you that impression, I apologise.