i.e. vs. e.g.

[miajag81]

One of my professors used e.g. instead of i.e. earlier today. God this pisses me off. Why do people use words/abbreviations if they don't know what they mean?

[bosoxfan]

let me guess, all through school you sat in the front row and pointed out everytime the teacher made an error while writing on the black board.

[thatpfunk]

Are you sure you aren't mixing them up?

[istewart]

Context, please.

[JackWilson]

Just because I'm feeling a little bit nasty tonight, I'm gonna ask you to give your definition of both along with what they stand for. Try not to use a dictionary.

[i wanna be me]

or when people (especially prestigious business people and politicians) say "ex cetera" instead of "et cetera" - that's worse!

[bennyk]

i.e. = "that is"
e.g. = "for example"

in some cases these are interchangeable.

bk

[jason_t]

"Bones": Let me explain something to you. Momo is dead. Which means everything he had now belongs to Jimmy Cap, including you. Which also means, when I speak, I speak for Jimmy. E.g., from now on, you start showing me the proper fu[/i]ckin' respect.
Chili Palmer: "E.g." means "for example". What I think you want to use is "i.e.".
"Bones": Bullsh[/i]it! That's short for "ergo".
Chili Palmer: Ask your man.
Bodyguard: To the best of my knowledge, "e.g." means "for example".
"Bones": E.g., i.e., fu[/i]ck you! The point is this: When I say "jump", you say "OK", okay?

[Huskiez]

I actually am annoyed by it too.

id est vs. exempli gratia

Completely different meanings.

[JackWilson]

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I actually am annoyed by it too.

id est vs. exempli gratia

Completely different meanings.

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Nice, was expecting the common "example given" mistake.

[jakethebake]

There are a lot of crappy threads in here (ie. this one).

[miajag81]

Basically she used e.g. in place of "in other words," which is not correct.

[istewart]

QED.

[morello]

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There are a lot of crappy threads in here (eg. this one).

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[jakethebake]

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Five minutes? That took longer than I expected.