Jul 13, 2023 · eg.; i.e. The first is the abbreviation (for exempli gratia ) that you want when citing examples <top-tier law schools, e.g., Yale, Harvard, and Michigan>. The second (short for id …

Oct 21, 2012 · Is it appropriate to use "e.g." in a sentence without using parentheses? This administrative access control should provide visibility into access via multiple vectors (e.g. …

Wiktionary marks "eg." and "eg" as informal , and offers the following usage notes : Opinion is mixed about whether this term should be italicized as although it is Latin, it has become part of …

What are the differences between "viz." and "e.g." and in which situations each is used? Please also compare the usage with "i.e." if appropriate. Edit: In response to a comment below: I'm …

Actually Jon answer says only slightly more than this answer. The information it adds is that 1) Latin was used by educated people in all Europe (although linked by this answer), and 2) as …

Mar 13, 2011 · "Ex." is not very common, but it may be used to refer to a cited example, eg "See ex. 3". "E.g." is much more common, and is used to introduce an example, or series of …

Dec 30, 2014 · I use the abbreviations eg, ie etc to forestall the problem. I've got an 'authority' 'allowing' it somewhere. (I've also got one saying one should never use these abbreviations …

Oct 21, 2012 · If you read e.g. (exempli gratia) as a general replacement for for example then you might in theory be prepared to use it at the end of a sentence if you would use for example there.

Dec 20, 2016 · We promote the use of plain English on GOV.UK. We advocate simple, clear language. Terms like eg, ie and etc, while common, make reading difficult for some. ‘eg’ can …

Mar 22, 2020 · Syntactically, shouldn't etc. behave like auxiliaries (eg should): they precede the subject when there is an inversion (eg in questions). Should not is not one word, and does not …