Et al.

[Cynical Ninja]

I used that in an email today rather than type something like "Lisa and everyone else" and one of the people on my mailing list called me to ask what it meant.

Yes, we do have internet connections at work and I think there might even be some old time bound dictionaries around... wouldn't you think she'd save herself the possible embarassment and just look it up? I know I would.

Dim people often expose their ignorance without realising.

MF does the same here at Mock everyday.