Furthermore, it’d be great if everybody would quit using I.E. in place of E.G. They do not mean the same thing.
I.E. literally stands for id est which would translate modernly into “that is to say.”
E.G. literally stands for exempli gratia, or “example given.”
Not. The. Same. Thing.
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Ramblings and rants of a future English/Spanish Translator.My English teacher says I can spell.
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