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minus-squareDave2@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·18 days agowhat sort of honoric is et al, does it make you plural?
minus-squareTangent5280@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 days agoIn case you’re not being sarcastic, et al is a shortening that means “among others” - usually authors of academic papers are clubbed together like this. In this context it is more like, “among other educational qualifications”
minus-squareDave2@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoWhile that does make sense, I think I’ll stick to thinking they’re plural.
what sort of honoric is et al, does it make you plural?
In case you’re not being sarcastic, et al is a shortening that means “among others” - usually authors of academic papers are clubbed together like this. In this context it is more like, “among other educational qualifications”
While that does make sense, I think I’ll stick to thinking they’re plural.