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Subject:RE: i.e. vs e.g. From:"Steve Janoff (non-Celgene)" <sjanoff -at- celgene -dot- com> To:"techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>, Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>, "Bruce Megan (ST-CO/ENS2.5-NA)" <Megan -dot- Bruce -at- us -dot- bosch -dot- com> Date:Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:01:36 -0700
I also recommend writing it as "aye eeeee" and "eeeee geeeee." (Lame Friday humor.)
Heard a clip from the new 3 Stooges movie on the radio the other day. Curly goes, "What's that?" and Moe or whoever says, "It's an iPhone." Curly puts it to his eye and says, "Hello? Hello?"
Steve
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Subject: Re: i.e. vs e.g.
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!
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>
> 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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