Et al. is short for et alii which is Latin for "and others". It is used in place of usually rather long lists of names who contributed to a work and one runs out of room. Usually it is used for multiple authored works such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, or other papers etc. "Terry M. Banks, Joseph H. Dunkin, Thurston J. Collins, et al." (meaning more authors are involved but these isn't enough room to state them all).
How I usually use it is when there are more than three authors and at least two are not mentioned (hence the plural). If three authors, all three should be named. If four authors, two are named and two are et al. If five or more, three are named and two or more are et al. However, the Chicago Manual of Style has other ways for it to be used.
I recently used it thus: Mr. Hitler, et al.
At first glance, it looks as though a poorly written sentence confused you. "Pinkwart et al. 2003 explored how use of PDAs could be used in co-operative learning" says that the study explored "how [the] use of could be used." If the following change does not distort the writer's intended meaning, then a new version -- one of many possibilities -- might be clearer to you: "Pinkwart et al. 2003 explored how PDAs could be used in cooperative learning programs." "How use of" is now gone. If you would like it restored, then the sentence might read, "Pinkwart et al. 2003 explored how (the) use of PDAs strengthened cooperative learning programs."
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If it is CT et al, it means CT and others. This is a Latin abbreviation.
Et al means "and others" or it can mean "and elsewhere." When used in citing a reference it often means there are multiple authors of the work cited and the citation is for the first author and the others. John Smith, et al would mean John Smith and his coauthors.
"Et al." is used in a sentence to indicate that there are additional authors or contributors beyond the ones specifically mentioned. It is typically used in academic writing to reference multiple authors in a citation.
The notation for subsequent multiple authors for an in text citation is the first authors name followed by "et al.". For example, at the end of the sentence use (Jones et al., 1993); or it could be Jones et al. did show that .....for the analysis (1993).
"Et al." is used in a citation to refer to multiple authors. For example, in a research paper, you can write "Smith et al. (2020) found that..." to credit a study conducted by Smith and other authors without listing all their names.
Use et al. for subsequent multiple authors in citations.
et al. (and others).Use et al. after listing the first author only for subsequent multiple authors. Example (Smith, Jones, Taylor & Johnson, 2003); subsequent list would be (Smith et al., 2003).Notation for subsequent multiple authors in a citation is "et al." without the quotation marks.
At first glance, it looks as though a poorly written sentence confused you. "Pinkwart et al. 2003 explored how use of PDAs could be used in co-operative learning" says that the study explored "how [the] use of could be used." If the following change does not distort the writer's intended meaning, then a new version -- one of many possibilities -- might be clearer to you: "Pinkwart et al. 2003 explored how PDAs could be used in cooperative learning programs." "How use of" is now gone. If you would like it restored, then the sentence might read, "Pinkwart et al. 2003 explored how (the) use of PDAs strengthened cooperative learning programs."
"Et al." is pronounced as "et al-ee."
To properly incorporate the phrase "et al" into a speech, you should pronounce it as "et al-uh" and use it to refer to additional authors or contributors in a research study or publication.
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."
In a research paper, "et al." is used to cite multiple authors. It means "and others" in Latin. Include the first author's name followed by "et al." in the in-text citation. In the reference list, list all authors up to seven, then use "et al." for additional authors.
No, "et al." does not have a period.
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