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Appropriate use of the phrase "et al"
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Which translates to "and others".
You often see this in research material when referencing multiple authors of work on a paper such as "Written by John Smith, et al".
I am wondering if it is valid to use "et al" when referencing non-living entities.
Like, "contains X, Y, Z, et al"
yes/no/maybe?
You often see this in research material when referencing multiple authors of work on a paper such as "Written by John Smith, et al".
I am wondering if it is valid to use "et al" when referencing non-living entities.
Like, "contains X, Y, Z, et al"
yes/no/maybe?
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I'm going toss a "No" vote on that one. But then again I'm learning French and that seems horribly unproper to me.
You get more leeway when using it in a scientific context, but otherwise it really should be used for only people. What is the context, anyway?
Et al is a Latin abbreviation for "and others" and should only be used when referring to people. In your second example, you want to use et cetera which means "and other things".
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Et al is also acceptable when referring to places.
I'm going to Europe. I'll be visiting, Germany, France, Italy, et al..
My interpretation of "etc" was "and so on", which I guess suggested continuity between the preceding items listed.
I mean, there's continuity in that they are promotions, but at the software level they are basically unrelated.
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It's certainly proper in that context, but 'etc.' still feels more accurate to me.
I only ever use et al. in scientific papers where to list every author in the text would take up precious space (you have very little room in a published scientific journal; the referees are strict and will force you to cut tons from your precious baby).
tl;dr use etc.
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Et al is short for et alii (and other males), et aliae (and other females), and et alia (and other people). It is also short for et alibi (and elsewhere).
Common usages include:
This book was edited by Jones, et al..
Please refer to sections I, II, III, et al..
I.e. (Id est) It is.
E.g. (Exemplia gratia) For example.
I am an APA editor and people frequently confuse the three. I hope this helps.
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