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by Anonymous on January 15th, 2005

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Why is e.g. an abbreviation for "for example"?

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  • by Massey on January 16th, 2005

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    The abbreviation e.g. is actually for the Latin phrase "exempli gratia" which means "for the sake of example." So basically it is "e.g." because it is based on the Latin phrase.

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    • Thanks always baffled me that one

      Digiserf

      by Digiserf on February 14th, 2005

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