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Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by Great100000: 7:14am On Jul 18 |
Among all word pairs with confusing meanings and uses, i.e. and e.g. occupy a peculiar position. They are identical especially because they are two-letter abbreviations. They are, however, not to be used interchangeably because their meanings are different.https://punchng.com/differences-between-i-e-and-e-g/ 86 Likes 8 Shares
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Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by AntiChristian: 7:32am On Jul 18 |
English lesson for early momo! Abeg, impeccable English is not a sign of literacy! Learn skills, work hard and be useful! English is just our lingua franca! Abeg! 28 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by UselessBuharist: 7:33am On Jul 18 |
Once we know how to use I.e and e.g hunger will be permanently eliminated 62 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by rexbuton: 7:33am On Jul 18 |
This is a meaningful thread to start the day with, though it would take more than four paragraphs to fix the decay in written English amongst Nigerians today. I am even more concerned about the decline in individual intelligence amongst young people. Youth are afraid to examine evidence and analyse issues logically, instead, they outsource intelligence to ‘influencers’ , many of whom are school dropouts, jesters and people who cannot hold a conversation in real life. I saw comments on Instablog 10 minutes after the news of Trump’s shooting was reported, and all the comments were “it’s a skit’’. Until a few years ago, Nigerians were known to be the smartest people in the world, and that is why the smears of fraud, corruption, trafficking etc do not stick on us when we excel internationally. But if with the above, we now have a new generation of Nigerians with the collective intelligence of sea sponges, then we are in trouble. No experience, no faith, no morals, no grammar, no brakes, no gear, no sense! And In the latter times, some will refuse to endure sound doctrine. 51 Likes 9 Shares |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by famousroland(m): 7:33am On Jul 18 |
This topic is recommendable, better than bad news this morning... 16 Likes |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by Matheusmartin: 7:33am On Jul 18 |
... I hope nobody confuses the two. The abbreviation “i.e.” stands for id est, which is Latin for “that is.” The abbreviation “e.g.” stands for the Latin phrase exempli gratia, meaning “for example.” 13 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by Olahmi05: 7:33am On Jul 18 |
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Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by obinna58(m): 7:33am On Jul 18 |
Primary school teaching, i.e. primary one English language 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by Reportbutton: 7:33am On Jul 18 |
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Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by Draslo(m): 7:34am On Jul 18 |
I be English Nazi. Na for Westminster Abbey dem bam me. obataokenwa:Are you talking about the same people who don’t know the difference between ‘their’ and ‘there’? Abeg, let him educate them. 8 Likes |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by blowjohn(m): 7:35am On Jul 18 |
Nice thread OP. Av always been good at English so am familiar with their usage. I admit tho, av never thought about how and why they are used differently. Only always known how to use them. Thanks 1 Like |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by PJtech: 7:35am On Jul 18 |
Nice one, educative thread on a beautiful morning. Atleast not a political thread filled with tribal bigots nor a crime thread for name checkers |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by DesChyko: 7:35am On Jul 18 |
The root meaning specifies this. I find it weird anyone would mistake both. Both are abbreviated Latin words, with i.e. being id est (which means 'that is to say' or 'in other words') and e.g. being exempli gratia (which means 'for example' or 'for the sake of example') 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by FxMasterz: 7:35am On Jul 18 |
A long talk isn't necessary to drive the points home. I.e means "That is ..." E.g means 'For example..." The abbreviations "i.e." and "e.g." come from Latin phrases: - "i.e." stands for "id est," which means "that is" or "in other words." - "e.g." stands for "exempli gratia," which means "for example" or "for the sake of example." So, when you use "i.e.", you're clarifying or rephrasing something, whereas when you use "e.g.", you're providing an example or illustration. 21 Likes |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by emmy512: 7:37am On Jul 18 |
Was anyone actually making this mistake? 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by Major7: 7:37am On Jul 18 |
Very informative 🙏 1 Like |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by mactoni91(m): 7:38am On Jul 18 |
Why fuse Latin with English? |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by article1: 7:38am On Jul 18 |
e.g simply means for example while i.e means: namely, that is to say, in order words etc 1 Like |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by Draslo(m): 7:40am On Jul 18 |
AntiChristian:So, what is it a sign of? Please, tell us more. |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by Olachase(m): 7:40am On Jul 18 |
for those of us way never use i.e before lets gather here madam abeg give me Eba i.e yesterday or the day before yesterday own ![]() ![]() 20 Likes |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by DLifeless1: 7:41am On Jul 18 |
Hmmm |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by idanone(m): 7:41am On Jul 18 |
Very nice exposure. Thanks for pushing this here. |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by Akwamkpuruamu: 7:45am On Jul 18 |
I have never seen ability to speak English as a criteria to appear in Forbes list. Besides English no be our indigenous language 1 Like |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by Hemanwel(m): 7:48am On Jul 18 |
If na by English, Pastor Chris Okotie would have become the president of Nigeria. So, oga OP, make you swerve! 2 Likes |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by Doylestown92(m): 8:03am On Jul 18 |
Akwamkpuruamu: Only three Nigerians are on Forbes list. And guess what? They're educated. Your delusions doesn't not outdo the truths. 4 Likes |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by fuellessgen: 8:03am On Jul 18 |
Good 1 Like |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by tishbite42: 8:20am On Jul 18 |
Brighter Grammar |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by CyrusVI(m): 8:20am On Jul 18 |
![]() Waiting for those that are always crying that NL no longer push educative thread to the FP, waiting for them to come comment here |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by RichBoy247: 8:35am On Jul 18 |
AntiChristian: Dullard always refuse to learn, why? Anything that is not related to money, lazy youths are not interested. Is this the wasted generation that wants to take over the leadership of this country? Never ever 2 Likes |
Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by TheSuperX(m): 8:36am On Jul 18 |
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Re: Differences Between "i.e." And "e.g." by MightySparrow: 8:38am On Jul 18 |
rexbuton: Good observation my man. I have been thinking of what will become of Nigeria in about fifty years to come. We are fast losing standards. I was in a church programme yesterday, of course, a pentecostal church, I heard much of noise from the choir. People were jumping and dancing joyfully. It dawn on me, where were the parts rendered by our Orthodox churches? All gone! In my school those days, if anyone made a grammatical mistake, we. Would echo, ' I dodge the bullet ' ![]() Our artisans have lost the standards the colonial masters left behind. Houses are collapsing everywhere. Good artisans are no longer available. Youths are not ready to learn anymore. I even learned that mercenaries are helping undergraduates with their assignments and term papers and projects. Whereas, good standards are the bedrock of the development of any nation, I think we are losing everything. 4 Likes 1 Share |
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