Posted by Eugene Volokh: <i>E.g.</i> and <i>i.e.</i>:
A recent edit that I got from a law review reminded me that not everyone knows the distinction between these two. "E.g." means "for example"; it's short for the Latin exempli gratia. "I.e." means "that is" or "that is to say"; it's short for the Latin id est. So you might say, for instance "European countries (e.g., France and Germany)" but "Benelux countries (i.e., Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg)." Or you might stick with the purely English equivalents, though "e.g." at least is common enough that people should get it from context, and also has the merit of brevity. _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://highsorcery.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
