what does "et al" mean and when do i use it?

Answer 1

and others... or and all

You use it in a list (mainly authors), for example

John Terry
Harry Peters
Christian Bhrain
et al.

Answer 2

What Does Et Al Mean

Answer 3

Et al means "and everyone else". It is often used in bibliographical references when there are more than three authors. You could also use it if you have a large family and are sending grettings ie Sylvia, Frank, Charlie, et al...

Answer 4

Et al: And others (used as an abbreviation of 'et alii' (masculine plural) or 'et aliae' (feminine plural) or 'et alia' (neutral plural) when referring to a number of people)
"the data reported by Smith et al."

Answer 5

"et al" means "and others. Use it when describing a person by name, and "others" un-named, as in a legal proceeding such as, "Smith vs, Jones, et al". This means that there are others involved, by not specifically named at that time.

Answer 6

et al means and all, or and others. you can say "mr. so & so et all" in ways like that.

Answer 7

"and others"
It is used when a list can continue and comes from "et alii" (masc).
Most people use it in place of "etc".

Such as: I have seen the great cities of Rome, Paris et al.

Answer 8

et al means "and others" and is used typically when writing about a group of authors that co wrote one book or article.

Answer 9

Et al is latin for "and others." You see it quite a bit in the legal profession.

Answer 10

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