The abbreviation i.e. is short for "id est," literally "that is." English-language alternatives would be "that is to say" or "in other words."
The abbreviation e.g. is short for "exempli gratia," meaning "for example.
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PlexSheep@feddit.de 11 months ago
Normally, it’s just abbreviation with a double colon afterwards.
Instead of
In example:
I.e.:
The abbreviation i.e. is short for "id est," literally "that is." English-language alternatives would be "that is to say" or "in other words."
The abbreviation e.g. is short for "exempli gratia," meaning "for example.
The way I remember it is “i.e.” means “In other words” and “e.g.” means “for Example”.
“In Effect” and “for EGsample” for me
I.e. is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase for “in other words”. E.g. would be “for example”
GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 11 months ago
FYI, “i.e.” comes from the Latin id est, meaning “that is”.
“e.g.” means “for example”, from the Latin exempli gratia.
The meaning is a little different, though the two are often interchanged. You should use “i.e.” to clarify a singular meaning (think “in other words…”) and use “e.g.” to give one of potentially many examples.
See merriam-webster.com/…/ie-vs-eg-abbreviation-meani… for more examples and explanations.
wjrii@kbin.social 11 months ago
For English speakers, you can mentally substitute "idiom explained" and "example given" as a mnemonic to help remember the difference.
subignition@fedia.io 11 months ago
Mischief managed?
wjrii@kbin.social 11 months ago
My parenthetical seems to have mysteriously vanished!
PlexSheep@feddit.de 11 months ago
Good to know. I’m not a native English speaker. I was going for the equivalent of the German “z.B.” - “zum Beispiel”.
CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 11 months ago
z.B. = e.g.
d.h. = i.e.