What does the word "etals" mean as in Joe and Etals?

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What does the word "etals" mean as in Joe and Etals?

2007-06-28 03:13:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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et al. = the other peeps that I don't feel like listing again.

2007-07-02 03:15:45 · answer #1 · answered by avengress 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's actually, et al. "Et' is the latin word for "And", al is abbreviation for "alli:, which means "others.". "Et al" means, "and others." You see this when there are more people than the writer wants to take time to list.

Kent in SD

2007-06-28 10:21:08 · answer #2 · answered by duckgrabber 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋