UserTK Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Et al. midsentence
Can the commas be omitted after "et al." in both examples below?
John, Mike, Paul, et al., will be in attendance.
The professors, the managers, the board members, et al., are expected to participate.
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John, Mike, Paul, et al., will be in attendance.
The professors, the managers, the board members, et al., are expected to participate.
Thanks
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"A comma does not follow the abbreviation unless the sentence’s grammar requires it."
From https://www.e-education.psu.edu/styleforstudents/c3_p28.html
Therefore there should be no comma there in those sentences.
Be aware that "et al." represents at least two additio
From https://www.e-education.psu.edu/styleforstudents/c3_p28.html
Therefore there should be no comma there in those sentences.
Be aware that "et al." represents at least two additio
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