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When do you use i.e., and when do you use e.g., and what do they mean? ... By N.S. Gill, About.com ... "E.g." means "for example" and comes from the Latin expression exempli gratia, "for the sake of an example," with the noun exemplum in the genitive (possessive case) to go with gratia in the ablative (prepositional case).
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Write Group's free writing tip on when to use 'eg' and 'ie' ... 'eg' is short for exempli gratia, and means 'for example' (remember the 'e'). ... Use 'eg' when you want to give an example (or several examples) of something just mentioned. Use 'ie' when you want to explain briefly, clarify what you just said, or say the same...
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List of Latin phrases: E - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This page lists direct English translations of Latin phrases , such as veni vidi vici and et cetera . Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and lite...
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EG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eg may mean: • e.g., abbreviation of exempli gratia , Latin for "for example" • Eg, Afghanistan, a city • Exagram, an SI unit of mass • band gap energy • Spoof, from the Chinese word E Gao EG ...
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Thus one would expect to see i.e. used to clarify or put in other words something previously stated. One might see the following correct usage of i.e.: “Her heart sunk as the ship disappeared into the water; ... I wanted to know the meaning of IE. You not only gave me the answer, I now know the meaning of Eg. Thank you!
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Grammar Girl here. This episode is a new and improved version of i.e. versus e.g. ... I thought eg and ie were followed by a colon for the list. And I don't ue the periods after the letter and do italicize... any comments? -----
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Very interesting post i.e engrossing post because it is followed by relevant examples eg "Running will make you tired, that is , running will use up energy, which will make you tired. ";
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