← Back to context Comment by 725686 2 days ago For the perplex:e.g. is latin for "exempli gratia" = for example i.e. is latin for "id est" = that is 4 comments 725686 Reply spondyl 1 day ago As someone who was perplexed, I've only heard perplex used in past tense (I was perplexed) so seeing "For the perplex" just made me confused as to what "perplex" meant and I had to do a further search to decipher this tree of comments haha huhkerrf 2 days ago A good way to remember it is to use a backronym:e.g. - example giveni.e. - in effect programjames 1 day ago i.e. - in eother (words) istjohn 1 day ago in explanation
spondyl 1 day ago As someone who was perplexed, I've only heard perplex used in past tense (I was perplexed) so seeing "For the perplex" just made me confused as to what "perplex" meant and I had to do a further search to decipher this tree of comments haha
huhkerrf 2 days ago A good way to remember it is to use a backronym:e.g. - example giveni.e. - in effect programjames 1 day ago i.e. - in eother (words) istjohn 1 day ago in explanation
As someone who was perplexed, I've only heard perplex used in past tense (I was perplexed) so seeing "For the perplex" just made me confused as to what "perplex" meant and I had to do a further search to decipher this tree of comments haha
A good way to remember it is to use a backronym:
e.g. - example given
i.e. - in effect
i.e. - in eother (words)
in explanation