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Believer Posted 20 years ago
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Quirk and et al
I often see this phrase being used here and I think the phrase "et al" means "and others." My question is "Is Quirk that much of a great book to be given such an extremely highly elevated status?"
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Quirk et al means Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech and Svartnik . Et al = and other (authors) of the single book, entitled A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language . It is a respected authoritative source of information.
- Quirk et al means Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech and Svartnik .
- Et al = and other (authors) of the single book, entitled A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language .
- It is a respected authoritative source of information.
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Quirk et al means Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech and Svartnik. Et al = and other (authors) of the single book, entitled A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. It is a respected authoritative source of information.
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