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Subject:Re: Correct usage "i.e." and "e.g." ? From:Damien Braniff <Damien_Braniff -at- PAC -dot- CO -dot- UK> Date:Wed, 6 May 1998 08:55:58 +0100
While I use both as shorthand in my own notes (and occasionally
internally), I tend NOT to use them in released docs. Here I always spell
the words out in full (or use similar).
