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minus-squareDave2@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 days agowhat sort of honoric is et al, does it make you plural?
minus-squareSunoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 days agono no McS. et al., PhD is mf actual family name. Trying a bit too hard to get a great academic career.
minus-squareTangent5280@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 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-up4·3 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?
no no McS. et al., PhD is mf actual family name. Trying a bit too hard to get a great academic career.
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.