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minus-squareDave2@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 days agowhat sort of honoric is et al, does it make you plural?
minus-squareSunoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 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.
minus-squarezipsglacier@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoFor those who haven’t seen this amazing interview: https://youtu.be/urcL86UpqZc
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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.
For those who haven’t seen this amazing interview:
https://youtu.be/urcL86UpqZc