Differences between et al and etc

“et al” I mean wait , The explanation is to wait for someone / And other things people （andothers） Or other places （elsewhere）.

“etc” The commonly used words of..., etc , intend thing etc. （and other things or and so forth）.

“et al.”  It is a commonly used Latin in academic circles  et alia  Abbreviation , intend “ And other things ”, It is often used to omit the reference to all people or things , And “etc” Similar meaning .

The difference between the two can be summarized as ： People's field share et al, And inanimate fields etc..et Don't add it after “.”, because et Not an abbreviation . in addition , And etc. Different ,et al. Do not precede with a comma .

for example ：These results agree with the ones published by Pelon et al.

translate ： These results relate to Pelon The results published by et al .

There are lots of things to buy — tea, sugar, bread, etc.
There are many things to buy ： The tea 、 sugar 、 Bread, etc .

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etal and et al difference