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i.e. is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase id est. You can think of it as meaning “that is to say”, and it can be used to re-phrase or elaborate upon your thought in order to increase understanding. (i.e. another way of saying it might make more sense to the reader) e.g. is quite different and is an abbreviation of exempli gratia that can be taken to mean “for example”. So you could complete your thought then include a brief list of supporting cases. As a side-by-side comparison… I like felines. (e.g. cougars, cheetahs, pumas) I like felines. (i.e. the Felinae subfamily of the Felidae family) In order to remember the difference it may be helpful to think of e.g. meaning “examples given”. (or maybe just “eg-zample”?) It is suggested that i.e. could equal “in effect” but that seems obtuse to me. I’ll remember “examples given” and i.e. simply becomes “the other one”.
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i.e. is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase id est. You can think of it as meaning “that is to say”, and it can be used to re-phrase or elaborate upon your thought in order to increase understanding. (i.e. another way of saying it might make more sense to the reader) e.g. is quite different and is an abbreviation of exempli gratia that can be taken to mean “for example”. So you could complete your thought then include a brief list of supporting cases. As a side-by-side comparison… I like felines. (e.g. cougars, cheetahs, pumas) I like felines. (i.e. the Felinae subfamily of the Felidae family) In order to remember the difference it may be helpful to think of e.g. meaning “examples given”. (or maybe just “eg-zample”?) It is suggested that i.e. could equal “in effect” but that seems obtuse to me. I’ll remember “examples given” and i.e. simply becomes “the other one”.
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