Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 21:17:37 +0100 From: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: i.e. vs. e.g. Message-ID: <20040908201737.GG44674@submonkey.net>
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--kA1LkgxZ0NN7Mz3A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Apologies in advance for coming over all schoolmaster like, but I've noticed a few instances where I believe that people are confusing the terms "i.e." and "e.g.", and so here's a little reminder/summary: i.e. can be read as "that is to say". e.g. can be read as "for example". For example, contrast@ "I like monkeys, i.e. the hairy things with tails" with "I like monkeys, e.g., white-faced capuchin and squirrel monkeys". Also note that "e.g." is nearly always followed by a comma, whereas "i.e." is not. Thanks, Ceri --=20 It is not tinfoil, it is my new skin. I am a robot. --kA1LkgxZ0NN7Mz3A Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBP2jgocfcwTS3JF8RApy7AJ4+8ZZCyuvxcI4p0tApCuQTfhfnGgCfdD0l ER8yjU9CbibZO3itof67usE= =cjrT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --kA1LkgxZ0NN7Mz3A--
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