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“exempli gratia”
e.g. (Latin), exempli gratia; i.e. (Latin), id est
e.g. (ig zem" plee GRAY shee uh; ek SEM plee GRAT tee a") (abbreviation, noun)
It means "for example": Many of the products in our stores are imported from many countries, e.g. Germany, Japan, and China.
i.e. (id est) (abbreviation, noun)
This abbreviation stands for "that is" and is used to introduce something that explains a preceding statement more fully or exactly: The medicine needs to be taken for a short period of time; i.e., three to five days.
When the teacher was correcting her students' essays, she noticed that they frequently confused e.g. as in exempli gratia, "for example" with i.e. from id est, "that is", which suggests "a clear explanation is to follow".
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group E; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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exempli gratia; e.g.
For the sake of example.
Meaning, "for instance" or "for example"; only when giving an example to illustrate a point.
One should always precede this Latin abbreviation with a comma or a semicolon. It is used correctly to introduce an example, but incorrectly to mean "that is" which is id est = i.e.
"I have the laboratory equipment, e.g., [not i.e.] beakers, thermometers, and test tubes; which we need."
Don't end a list that starts with e.g. with etc. In other words, make sure all of the "examples" are listed.
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em-, emp-, empt-; sump-, -sum-
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group E
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“exempli gratia”
e.g., exempli gratia
for examplle
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Abbreviations Frequently Encountered
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