{"id":6179,"date":"2013-11-16T18:37:46","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T10:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/?p=6179"},"modified":"2013-11-16T18:37:46","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T10:37:46","slug":"eg-or-ie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/eg-or-ie\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between Eg and Ie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>Do you know when to use e.g. or i.e.?<\/p>\n

E.g. and i.e. mistakes are spotted on a regular basis by our proofreading<\/a> team. In this article we take a look at the differences between the two latin abbreviations and explore how they can be used correctly in written English.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you ever seen a sentence that looks like this?<\/p>\n

The Loch Ness Monster had the most amazing dreams, i.e. last night he dreamt he was an award-winning tightrope walker.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

THIS IS GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT<\/strong><\/p>\n

I.e. is actually an abbreviation of the Latin term id est<\/em>, which means that is<\/em>. I.e. should be used to clarify<\/strong> a fact or make something clearer.<\/p>\n

If we were to replace the abbreviation i.e.<\/em> in the above sentence with the Latin term it would look like this: The Loch Ness Monster had the most amazing dreams, that is, last night he dreamt he was an award-winning tightrope walker.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This implies that the Loch Ness Monster only ever dreamt of being a tightrope walker; this is not true. The abbreviation that should have been used is e.g.<\/em>, which means for example<\/em>:<\/p>\n

The Loch Ness Monster had the most amazing dreams; e.g., last night he dreamt he was an award-winning tightrope walker.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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When to use i.e.<\/h3>\n

You should use i.e.<\/em> when you want to explain something you have written by adding more information:<\/p>\n

Swimming with a crocodile is like driving a dodgem car with your eyes closed; i.e., it’s not the most inspired idea.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The hobbit had attempted to jump the fence but missed and looked like a total buffoon; i.e., he made a bit of a fool of himself.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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When to use e.g.<\/h3>\n

Use e.g. when you want to provide examples of something. E.g.:<\/p>\n

The gremlin’s foul stench entailed that he was not allowed in many public places; e.g., Starbucks, Taco Bell and Walmart have all asked him never to visit their premises again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The troll had a long shopping list that consisted mostly of out-of-stock items; e.g., Snail hair, essence of unicorn and salt and vinegar toenails.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So there we have it, you now have absolutely NO<\/strong> excuse for not knowing when to use e.g. or i.e.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you know when to use e.g. or i.e.? E.g. and i.e. mistakes are spotted on a regular basis by our proofreading team. In this article we take a look at the differences between the two latin abbreviations and explore how they can be used correctly in written English. Have you ever seen a sentence … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6179\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}