Bug#230751: dpkg: Missing . in man page of md5sum
On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 10:20:18AM +0100, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> Package: dpkg
> Version: 1.10.18
> Severity: minor
>
> Last line of man md5sum
> Lankester et al 29th November 1995 MD5SUM(1)
>
> It has to be "et al." (with a dot), because et is latin for and, and
> al. is the latin abbreviation for others.
WordNet explicitely accepts both with and without the period, and
Merriam-Webster doesn't even mention the period...
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2. That which causes joy or happiness.
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