Comment by Uehreka
4 days ago
I normally wouldn’t be this pedantic, but given that this is a conversation about pedantry it only seems right: you’re using i.e. and e.g. backwards.
4 days ago
I normally wouldn’t be this pedantic, but given that this is a conversation about pedantry it only seems right: you’re using i.e. and e.g. backwards.
My mnemonic is “In Essence” and “for EGsample”
I just remember the actual words:
* e.g. exempli gratia (or, in Spanish, ejemplo gratis)
* i.e. id est (literally means "that is")
"example given" is what I've found easiest to remember.
I like: "In Ether words" and "Example Given"