arthurpizza@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoFinally correcting the Degoogling listslemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square162linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squareTangent5280@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 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-up0·9 days agoWhile that does make sense, I think I’ll stick to thinking they’re plural.
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.