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I.e vs. E.g. (short refresher course with test)
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Posted on 12/05/2018 12:19:28 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux
“I.e. stands for “id est,” which means “in other words.””
No, id est translates to “that is”.
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12/05/2018 12:44:38 PM PST
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DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: Larry Lucido
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12/05/2018 12:44:38 PM PST
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Redcitizen
(I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
To: Delta 21
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posted on
12/05/2018 12:51:29 PM PST
by
Mears
To: Delta 21; Mears
“Thats all I need is the punctuation police showing up.”
You left out the apostrophe. :-)
LOL!
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
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posted on
12/05/2018 12:56:23 PM PST
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Mears
To: RoosterRedux
To: RoosterRedux
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posted on
12/05/2018 1:00:48 PM PST
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Sergio
(An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
To: RoosterRedux
Thanks for posting this, as the terms are often confused.
I always think of i.e. as replacing "that is to say"; and e.g. as meaning "for example".
It's important that we freepers use well grammar.
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(Yes, I'm only kidding in the last sentence.)
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12/05/2018 1:01:16 PM PST
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Seaplaner
(Never give in-never, never,never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. Winston Churchill)
To: z3n
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12/05/2018 1:02:02 PM PST
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Covenantor
(Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
To: RoosterRedux
I can’t read or write anyway.
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posted on
12/05/2018 1:02:26 PM PST
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Bullish
(My tagline ran off with another man.)
To: RoosterRedux
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12/05/2018 1:03:38 PM PST
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ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: RoosterRedux
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12/05/2018 1:12:00 PM PST
by
granite
(The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.Ecclesiastes 10:2)
To: RoosterRedux
My dad had Latin while in high school at De La Salle in Detroit. The only other person I know who had Latin was my nephew at a private school in Michigan......He earned an honors award.
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Do not be tempted by a twenty-dollar word when there is a ten-center handy, ready and able.
Politicians talk in twenty dollar words, President Trumps prefers the ten centers that I can understand...
Just another reason why Trump differs from the typical politician......
To: RoosterRedux
As a writer, I thank you for posting this for readers.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked about both!
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12/05/2018 1:19:32 PM PST
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logi_cal869
(-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
To: DesertRhino
I.e. stands for "id est," which means "in other words."No, "in other words" is "in otras palabras." Or is that Catalan? All those Romance languages look so similar.
Just remember, today is the anniversary of the repeal of the 18th amendment. Nunc est bibendum!
To: RoosterRedux
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posted on
12/05/2018 1:28:10 PM PST
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CodeToad
( Hating on Trump is hating on me and America!.)
To: Seaplaner
“Thanks for posting this, as the terms are often confused.”
Never use a semi-colon when a comma can do.
Never use a comma when it is not needed.
To: RoosterRedux
I always remembered which is which because “example” has a “g” in it...
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12/05/2018 1:38:36 PM PST
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Lite
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