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No, there is not a period after et, rather, the period is after al. Et al. is Latin for et alli, meaning "and other people."
No, "et al." does not have a period.
Yes, there is a period after "et al." in citations.
In academic writing, "et al." should be punctuated with a period after "al" and should be italicized or underlined to indicate it is a foreign term.
Definitely! "et al." is an abbreviation of "et alli". "et" is a complete word hence no full-stop is required BUT "al." is an abbreviation of "alli" hence a full stop is required.
Yes, you do put a period after "et al." in citations.
there is a period after "m." monsieur Dupont = m. Dupont the plural is mm. messieurs Dupont et Duval = mm. Dupont et Duval There is no period after "mme" (madame) or mlle (mademoiselle) m. et mme Dupont
Your monthly period.
ET aliens should live with us.
Et al. is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase et alii, which means "and others". Since al. is an abbreviation, it is properly spelled with a period/full stop.
Yes it should.
The proper way to type the Latin phrase is et al. The two words are italicized, and a period comes after the second word in the phrase. The phrase is an abbreviated way of saying 'et alia', which means 'and others'.