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by setgree 90 days ago
It’s also not correct; et al. is conventionally applied to three or more authors (it means “and others,” plural)
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trvz 90 days ago
No, plural can’t be deduced from how it is written.
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cperciva 89 days ago
"et alia" usually means "and others", but technically in Latin "alia" can be either plural neuter or singular female!
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setgree 89 days ago
Pardon, you’re right
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