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	:: [EDIT conflict] Like Epsilon has pointed out, looking up definitions of "et al." shows what it's used for in the English language and that doesn't extend beyond people's names. If "etc." is deemed inappropriate (which I can understanding the reasoning for) then I'm against choosing to replace with the misuse of another Latin term. [[User:Jack "BtR" Saxon\|Jack "BtR" Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack "BtR" Saxon\|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 23:00, 17 December 2023 (UTC)		:: [EDIT conflict] Like Epsilon has pointed out, looking up definitions of "et al." shows what it's used for in the English language and that doesn't extend beyond people's names. If "etc." is deemed inappropriate (which I can understanding the reasoning for) then I'm against choosing to replace with the misuse of another Latin term. [[User:Jack "BtR" Saxon\|Jack "BtR" Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack "BtR" Saxon\|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 23:00, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

			::: Isn't "et alibi" only when referring to other places in a singular document, anyway? [[User:Jack "BtR" Saxon\|Jack "BtR" Saxon]] [[User talk:Jack "BtR" Saxon\|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 23:02, 17 December 2023 (UTC)