i.e. vs e.g.

Blog Written with a loving hand by kitt some time around 17:48 on 10 June 2005

Simple enough:

i.e. means "in other words"
e.g. means "for example"

Comments

Permalink Submitted by bluesboy on Sun, 2005-06-12 03:29

I've been writing clever emails at work (or so I thought) for years using "i.e.", instead of "e.g.". Now I know why my raises weren't very big.

Thanks a lot, Kitt ;-)

John