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Originally posted by Haunted
Er...I know this wasn't on the test, but could some one explain the difference between e.g. and i.e. to me again, in so far as their use in a sentence and so forth? I get confused.
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e.g. stands for the Latin "exempli gratia" which translates directly to "for the sake of example."
i.e. is, you guessed it, Latin again this one stands for "id est" which is literally "that is."
e.g. is "for example"
i.e. is "in other words"
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"Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies."
Earl of Chesterfield
"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."
Francis Bacon
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