E.G. and I.E.

/
1 Comments
It seems to be a common misconception that I.E. means "In Example." It doesn't.

I.E. is from the Latin id est, which translates to "that is."

E.G. is the equivalent of "for the sake of example."


You may also like

1 comment:

Unknown said...

You forgot to note that e.g. stands for "exempli gratia"

Powered by Blogger.