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On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:33:42 -0500, Warp wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:31:18 +0000, Invisible wrote:
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>> > - People who write "i.e." when they actually mean "e.g."
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>> Depending on how you read the sentence, the two can be interchangeable.
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> I think a sentence would change its meaning (even if subtly) if you
> changed "i.e." to "e.g." or vice-versa.
It may, though I've seen situations where an explanation is called for,
and reading it as "that is" or "for example" work fine and don't alter
the meaning enough to worry about.
Jim
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