课程: Writing with Commonly Confused Words

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"I.e." or "e.g."?

"I.e." or "e.g."?

课程: Writing with Commonly Confused Words

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"I.e." or "e.g."?

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- Misusing i.e. and e.g. was one of the most common mistakes I used to see when I was a full-time editor. There's so much confusion that once, I got a third draft back from a client and he had actually crossed out the right abbreviation I had put in and replaced it with the wrong one, I just had the laugh. (chuckles) I.e. and e.g. are both abbreviations for Latin terms. People often use them interchangeably, but they mean different things. E.g. stands for exempli gratia, which means, for example. So you use it to introduce an example. I like small energetic dogs, e.g., terriers and beagles. Because I used e.g. you know that terriers and beagles are examples of the type of dog I like. It's not a finite list of all the dogs I like, it's just a few examples. I.e. stands for id est, it means roughly, that is or in other words. So you use it to introduce a further clarification. I like small energetic dogs i.e. terriers and…

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