Li [as the author's last name] and others is the English equivalent of Li et al. In the word by word translation, the conjunction 'et' means 'and'. The syllable 'al.' is an abbreviation for 'alii'. The adjective/pronoun 'alii' means 'others'.
This is a bibliographic/footnoting/reference style. It's used to refer to many authors. This way, the reference identifies only the first of the authors by last name. It's less cumbersome and saves on printing ink and space.
The Latin abbreviation et al., pronounced "and others," is proper in legal documents.
No, there is not a period after et, rather, the period is after al. Et al. is Latin for et alli, meaning "and other people."
This Et Al ended in 2008.
This Et Al was created in 2002.
Et ux et al means "the wife and all of the others"
Definitely! "et al." is an abbreviation of "et alli". "et" is a complete word hence no full-stop is required BUT "al." is an abbreviation of "alli" hence a full stop is required.
The cast of Li Mei et moi - 2013 includes: Anne Gilles
Jorg et al Eberhard has written: 'Jorg Eberhard, Christine Glaser, Julius Kaesdorf et al'
Melanophages are macrophages which have ingested (endocytosis) melanosomes or melanin. (Weiss et al, 1988; James et al, 1987; Cooper et al, 1986)
no, Et Al. is legal jargon for Etc. It is the abbreviation of the Latin phrase et alia meaning 'and others'
Et al. is the abbreviation for the Latin phrase et alii which literally means "and the others".
Et al means "and others." In crossword puzzles, et al. indicates that the answer will be a plural. It tells you to write the group that includes all of the things listed. So bananas, apples, oranges, et al. might have the answer "fruit" or "fruits." If the clues were FDR, JFK, et al, you might say "dems."