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You can use either one of them. They are Latin meaning for example.
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i.e. is short for 'that is' and e.g. means 'for example'
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I.e. is short for "id est" which means "that is". "E.g" is short for "Exempli gratia" which means "example given". You use "i.e." when what you are doing is giving another description of what followse. So you can say "responsibility lies with the man at the top i.e. the President", because "the man at the top" and "the President" mean the same thing. You use "e.g." when you are just giving examples. So you can say "concerned people, e.g. parents and teachers" which means that there will be people other than parents and teaches who are concerned (social workers, the police, say) and all you are doing is giving examples of the sort of people you are talking about.
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To elaborate on your example of "i.e".. You could use it to re-word your previous statement in order to make it crystal clear, ie. to make sure the sentence is understood by everyone. eg. (exampli gratia/ for example) --> Murder is a felony, i.e It is a crime for which you can be incarcerated.
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If we were happy with "pretty much"es, there wouldn't be a whole blog trail dedicated to the question.
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i.e. is the epitome of redundancy, i.e. it is re-stating what you just stated. WHEREIN, e.g. merely limits or expands what you just stated, e.g. quantitatively or qualitatively or both quantitatively & qualitatively SO, in just the one sentence immediately following this one, one can see the "grist of the mill", if you will... my caveat is most simply stated by a fallacy of logic, e.g., post hoc ergo propter hoc, i.e., because of, therefore it is. SINCE there are more than one fallacy of logic, post hoc ergo propter hoc, is merely an example of one of them. WHEREAS, because of, therefore it is, is merely a restatement of post hoc ergo propter hoc (albeit in a different language, possibly even loosely translated)
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Im Alec was correct in his explanations of what these abbreviations are short for; however, exempli gratia does not mean "example given," nor "for example," but instead "for the sake of example." Both abbreviations should always be italicized as well, since they are not English. And JUSTNORMAL is incorrect in saying that they are interchangeable. Id est is used to introduce a statement, which offers a rephrasing of a previous statement or clarification. "The three U.S. states on the west coast (i.e. Washington, Oregon, and California) have favorable climates." Exempli gratia is used instead to introduce a specific example(s) of broad topic. "Asia is a large continent, with many large nations (e.g., China, India, and Japan)."
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i.e. means "that is" and would be used to clarify an idea. (id est) e.g. means "for example" (exempli gratia)
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i.e. is Latin for "id est" which means .... that is e.g.is Latin for "exempli gratia" which means...for example
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E.g. means “for example,” so you use it to introduce an example: I like card games, e.g., bridge and crazy eights. Because I used e.g., you know that I have provided a list of examples of card games that I like. It's not a finite list of all card games I like; it's just a few examples. On the other hand, i.e. means “in other words,” so you use it to introduce a further clarification: I like to play cards, i.e., bridge and crazy eights. Because I used i.e., which introduces a clarification, you know that these are the only card games that I enjoy. Squiggly loves watching old cartoons (e.g., DuckTales and Tugboat Mickey). The words following e.g. are examples, so you know that these are just some of the old cartoons that Squiggly enjoys. Squiggly loves watching Donald Duck's nephews (i.e., Huey, Dewey, and Louie). The words following i.e. provide clarification: they tell you the names of Donald Duck's three nephews.
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e.g. for example from Latin exempli gratia. i.e. It is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase id est. For clarifying a previous statement. Or "that is to say". And while we are at it, Et.al. means something like "amongst others".
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