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Old 09-01-2005, 07:36 AM #18 (permalink)  
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Originally Posted by RambleTamble
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Originally Posted by vqchuang
eg = ergo = therefore.

ergo, ergo might not be the best thing to replace i.e. with.

whats the shorthand for EXAMPLE.
Actually e.g. = exempli gratia (Latin for 'for the sake of example')

i.e. = id est ('that is')

My first post and I'm being a grammar Nazi!
blast!

so should I be using i.e. or e.g.?
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