Re: i.e. vs e.g.

[Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Also, since i.e. and e.g. are widely misused, if you're going to
translate or think it might ever be translated, avoid them.
http://ferswriteshoe.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/using-latin-abbreviations-in-technical-writing/

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Bruce Megan (ST-CO/ENS2.5-NA)
<Megan -dot- Bruce -at- us -dot- bosch -dot- com> wrote:
> Leonard, that is a good point. Keep it simple.
> Thanks!
> -----Original Message-----
>
> i.e. = id est
> e.g. = exempli gratia
>
> Unless you are writing for an academic audience , "in other words" and "for example" are arguably better.

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