Am 28.06.2011 23:27, schrieb andrel:

> Googling 'e.g.' will give a a page explaining the difference between the
> two abbreviations as the first hit and for 'i.e.' it is the 4th after
> some internet explorer hits. Apparently it is an issue. Can someone
> explain why?

Because people aren't taught what latin words those abbreviations stand 
for, and/or what those latin words mean?

I could imagine people thinking that "i.e." was an abbreviation of "in 
example" or some such.

I bet part of the problem is that those abbreviations are commonly 
spoken as the two letters, rather than the original words (compare "etc").

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