Comment on What does .: come from / what does it mean?

PlexSheep@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ 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.

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  • wjrii@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    For English speakers, you can mentally substitute "idiom explained" and "example given" as a mnemonic to help remember the difference.

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    • subignition@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      "idiom explained"

      Mischief managed?

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      • wjrii@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        My parenthetical seems to have mysteriously vanished!

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  • PlexSheep@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Good to know. I’m not a native English speaker. I was going for the equivalent of the German “z.B.” - “zum Beispiel”.

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    • CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      z.B. = e.g.

      d.h. = i.e.

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• kirklennon@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  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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  • seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    The way I remember it is “i.e.” means “In other words” and “e.g.” means “for Example”.

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    • algorithmae@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      “In Effect” and “for EGsample” for me

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• Cockmaster6000@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  I.e. is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase for “in other words”. E.g. would be “for example”

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