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i before e unless it's e.g. (when to use i.e. and e.g. when writing)
someone asked me what the difference is between i.e. and e.g., and as i explained it i realized that i had no idea what the abbreviations stood for. some looking around eventually led me to Wikipedia's list of Latin phrases page:
Exempli gratia (e.g.) and id est (i.e.) are commonly confused and misused in colloquial English. The former, exempli gratia, means "for example", and is used before giving examples of something ("I have lots of favorite colors, e.g., blue, green, and hot pink"). The latter, id est, means "that is", and is used before clarifying the meaning of something, when elaborating, specifying, or explaining rather than when giving examples ("I have lots of favorite colors, i.e., I can't decide on just one").
thanks, Wikipedia (and User:EdC in particular)!
~ Christefano, 24 June 2006
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