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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: Delta 21
“I use “ie” is when I am being sarcastic and condescending,”
The rest of the do you use Safari?
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posted on
12/05/2018 1:39:23 PM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
To: RoosterRedux
No problem. I knew the difference.
What grates on my ear is the incorrect use of “xxx and I” when “xxx and me” is called for. Many otherwise intelligent speakers are so paranoid about using the “xxx and me” formulation that they dump it and use “xxx and I” for every occasion. It sounds classier, I suppose. But it’s still wrong.
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posted on
12/05/2018 1:45:15 PM PST
by
sparklite2
(See more at Sparklite Times)
To: sparklite2
That grates on me too. My own brother does that.
I hate it.
To: CodeToad
I do?
I didn't write the article...I just posted it.
To: TexasGator
I, completely agree, my FRiend, with the the comma, comment, period.
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posted on
12/05/2018 2:07:16 PM PST
by
Seaplaner
(Never give in-never, never,never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. Winston Churchill)
To: RoosterRedux
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posted on
12/05/2018 2:08:43 PM PST
by
old-ager
To: Pelham
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posted on
12/05/2018 2:09:48 PM PST
by
old-ager
To: RoosterRedux
When pronouncing the word example aloud, you might use a g sound in place of the x. Many people do. This can help you remember the abbreviations meaning. I always thought it stood for "example given" which is easy to remember. In that vein i.e. could be "in essence" which fits the meaning and is also easy to remember.
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posted on
12/05/2018 2:11:15 PM PST
by
Hugin
("Not one step rom his weapons should a traveler take"...Havamal 38)
To: RoosterRedux
Thank you. I needed that refresher course.
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posted on
12/05/2018 2:14:05 PM PST
by
Duchess47
("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
To: Mikey_1962
“I don’t know, I’m a trout”?
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posted on
12/05/2018 2:20:07 PM PST
by
Pelham
(Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
To: RoosterRedux
Thank you!
I’ve been using “i.e.” for years, and was pretty sure I was using it properly.
Thanks to your post, I know I HAVE been using it properly!
To: RoosterRedux
To: RoosterRedux
Don't forget to remember the correct usage of "et al." too. (That, of course, means to eat it all. That brings to mind that old TV commercial, where the guy said,
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing". He could have reworded that sentence to simply say, "I can't believe I et al. of it".
To: Mears
Grammar police never sleep.
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posted on
12/05/2018 2:57:11 PM PST
by
Jacquerie
(ArticleVBlog.com)
To: RoosterRedux
Interesting. I write a lot and read one book a week. I never write i.e or e.g. and rarely see authors that do.
For example, Bret Harte is a wonderful writer who does not use "e.g. or i.e", that is, abbreviations for premise indicators.
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posted on
12/05/2018 2:58:14 PM PST
by
Falconspeed
("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94)t)
To: Songcraft
Ooops - wrong link!
Here ya go! I forgot a "right paren" in that previous post too. Here's that ==> ")". (I think I need another nap!)
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
pedantic, i.e. unduly obvious, e.g. Paul Ryan’s expressions of political compromise.
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posted on
12/05/2018 3:01:54 PM PST
by
Cvengr
( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
To: RoosterRedux
This is a minor problem compared with the lose/loose dichotomy.
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posted on
12/05/2018 3:04:05 PM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Trump: "In the meantime, I'm president and you're not!")
To: Songcraft
My ex's grandmother used to use "et" for "ate."
I thought it was strange in that grandmama was a stickler for correct English and was a Wellesley grad from long ago...roommate of Madame Chiang Kai-shek as I recall..
Turns out "et" is (or was) the correct British pronunciation of "ate" in the early 1900's.
To: Falconspeed
Will take that to heart. Thx.
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