{"id":4019,"date":"2022-12-29T18:35:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T18:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=4019"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:31:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:31:29","slug":"etc-vs-et-al-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/etc-vs-et-al-difference","title":{"rendered":"Etc. vs. Et al.: What\u2019s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">The English language is complex because it typically pulls words, spellings, and phrases from other languages\u2014like Latin. 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