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Subject:Re: i.e. vs e.g. From:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:"Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- polycom -dot- com> Date:Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:10:05 -0700
I prefer to reserve the use of Latin phrases and abbreviations for online
forums and other places where I'm more willing to risk making an error and
appearing to be a pseudo-intellectual who is actually illiterate,
Gene Kim-Eng
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Combs, Richard
<richard -dot- combs -at- polycom -dot- com>wrote:
> In support of not using the Latin abbreviations, I'd point out that among
> a bunch of professional technical writers, Leonard was the only one to
> accurately specify the Latin meanings and their translations. What are the
> odds that any given member of the audiences we write for will understand
> what these abbreviations mean and how they're different from each other? I
> dare say a fair number of tech writers will not use the right one in a
> given situation.
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