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The verbiage "et. al.," meaning "and others" or "among others," is common use
in academic literature. Word's spelling and grammar checker appears to have
absolutely no recognition for this. "et.al." returns a spelling mistake, and
"et. al." (the more appropriate way) returns two grammar errors, and also
attempts to autocorrect the "al." to "Al."
Appropriate usage would be to cite an author and his or her colleagues, such
as "In a study by Briggs-Gowan, et. al. (1996), the authors...".
When a citation enclosure with date does not appear, it is correct to
include the comma immediately following the period which follows "al."
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in academic literature. Word's spelling and grammar checker appears to have
absolutely no recognition for this. "et.al." returns a spelling mistake, and
"et. al." (the more appropriate way) returns two grammar errors, and also
attempts to autocorrect the "al." to "Al."
Appropriate usage would be to cite an author and his or her colleagues, such
as "In a study by Briggs-Gowan, et. al. (1996), the authors...".
When a citation enclosure with date does not appear, it is correct to
include the comma immediately following the period which follows "al."
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