The Latin abbreviations
"i.e." and "e.g." come up very frequently in writing. when
it is right to use "i.e." and when "e.g." is required.
I.E. - What Does i.e. Mean?
"i.e." stands simply for "that
is," which written out fully in Latin is 'id est'. "i.e." is used in place of "in
other words," or "it/that
is." It specifies or makes more clear.
Example:
The most
beautiful human in Greek mythology, i.e., Leda's daughter Helen,
may have had a unibrow, according to a 2009 book on Helen I'm reading.
E.G. - What Does e.g. Mean?
"e.g." means
"for example" and comes from the Latin expression “exempli
gratia”, "for the sake of an
example" . "e.g." is used in expressions similar to
"including," when you are not intending to list everything that is
being discussed.
Example:
The
children of Leda, e.g., Castor and Pollux, were born in pairs.
