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Nakedmole@lemmy.world
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She is McCarty for sure but I doubt that she is et al too …

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JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world
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Taking credit for the work of people who are barely even credited in the first place is… a way of responding. If only she had disappeared behind the curtain for a moment, re-emerging with everyone there with big hair and guitars and eye shadow and screamed “we are McCarty and the Et Als!!!”

Oh well; next time.

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otp@sh.itjust.works
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She drew attention to her being the/an author of the paper rather than just being a naming coincidence (or family relation, etc).

Adding the et al was likely for that effect, rather than an attempt to take credit for other authors’ work, imo

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thechadwick@lemmy.world
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We’re all et al on this glorious day!

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perishthethought@lemm.ee
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My friends just call me Al.

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JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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Can you call me Betty?

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DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Alright Allen Iverson… Or is it just Al. Can’t tell with damn LlIi

Oh, that reminds me:

l ll ll L

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Socsa@sh.itjust.works
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Hello Al, I’m Et.

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Chef@sh.itjust.works
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Speak for yourself.

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ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one
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Maybe et al was their last name.

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theblueredditrefugee@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Common misunderstanding - her full name is “Jessica McCarty Et Al”

from SMBC comics, 4 panels. Narrator: I realized something. Man, at home, to himself: Wait: Scientists no longer know any Latin Narrator: This presented an opportunity for a first mover Man, at an office: Hi, I'd like to get my name changed Narrator: the means were not entirely honorable Man, giving talk: Hello, ladies and gentlemen Narrator: But I am now the most cited researcher in history Man: My name is - "Et Al" Audience gasps

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Nakedmole@lemmy.world
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Is that her father?

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theblueredditrefugee@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Yeah, Papa Et Al registered Et Al as his family name, and combined names when he got married

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MalachaiConstant@lemmy.world
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“Et al” is a pretty funny honorific though

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Socsa@sh.itjust.works
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She’s so prolific, one mere mortal body is insufficient for her bamfness.

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