Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 08:51:21 +0100 From: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i.e. vs. e.g. Message-ID: <20040909075121.GJ44674@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <20040908182322.L1034@wonkity.com> References: <20040908201737.GG44674@submonkey.net> <20040908182322.L1034@wonkity.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 06:27:13PM -0600, Warren Block wrote: > On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, Ceri Davies wrote: > > >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". > > The FDP says to avoid contractions. Maybe these should be avoided in > the same way. I think that would be overkill, and if we stopped doing things that we did wrong occasionally then there wouldn't be much of FreeBSD left ;-) I was "just saying" really. Ceri -- It is not tinfoil, it is my new skin. I am a robot. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBQAt5ocfcwTS3JF8RAlTwAJsHvQMCtp2n4+hyzd1+wnDvWz+I8QCdGttN ZyfCepmI8sdKjxNwIr8a7H0= =5QhI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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