Okay, sorry. I didn't realize English was not your first language--guess
you're better at it than you think!
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"Lamb Chop" wrote in message
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Thanks Suzanne
I have to admit other than I did some experiments that nobody did it
before,
I am no better than any body in many ways especially in English.
good to learn something everyday, thanks again
LambChop
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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I was not suggesting that you substitute "etc." for "et al." My point
was
that "et al." is a common abbreviation in English, just as common as
"etc."
and consequently does not need to be italicized. I would have thought
that
someone who is earning a Ph.D. (in any subject) would be a better
reader.
I would also hope that a doctoral candidate would have a better
understanding of the use of "et al." than "The usual practice is to put
'et
al' for quoting other people's works." The correct use of "et al."
(again,
note the required period; the phrase is an abbreviation of "et alii,"
meaning "and others") is as a substitute for the names of additional
authors
when there are more than a prescribed number (the number varying
depending
on the style you are following). Generally, up to three authors are
named
in
full; when there are four or more, "et al." comes into play.
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"Lamb Chop" wrote in message
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It was my Ph.D. thesis. The usual practice is to put "et al" for
quoting
other people's works. "etc" will not be acceptable by the uni.
Thanks Suzanne
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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If you italicize "et al.," be sure to include the period in the
italics.
But
note that there's no good reason for italicizing "et al." any more
than,
say, "etc."
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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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Search for et al
replace with ^& - press CTRL+I with the cursor in the replace box.
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Lamb Chop wrote:
Thanks jils, it works.
:-)
"jils" wrote in message
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Lamb Chop wrote:
I want to change "et al" to italic for the whole docuemnt
For example, Peters et al change to Peters iet al /i
The "replace" function does not have any have format.
I use office2k.
Thanks
Find, Replace, then click on "more", at the bottom of the "find
and
replace" dialog box there is a button titled "format".
hope that helps.