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I.E. Versus E.G. Posted by on Feb 25, 2012

i.e. and e.g. can be scary abbreviations

Who knew two little letters could cause so much confusion? Yet, the mere presence of e.g. or i.e. is scary enough to make some people’s legs start to shake. I.e. and e.g. are both abbreviations for Latin terms. I.e. stands for id est and means “that is.” E.g. stands for exempli gratia, which means roughly…

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