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Etc. vs. Et Al.
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etc.
Definition
continuing in the same way (stands for Latin: et cetera)
Examples
Add vegetables to the soup: celery, cabbage, carrots, etc.
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et al.
Definition
And others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of 'et alii' (masculine plural) or 'et aliae' (feminine plural) or 'et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number of people)
Examples
The data was reported by Smith et al.
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