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13.11 e.g., i.e., etc. 1. It is not necessary to put a comma immediately after
e.g. and
i.e. 2.
E.g. and
i.e. are also often written simply as
eg and
ie ,
but this may look confusing, particularly for nonnative English readers.
3.
E.g. introduces an example of what you have just said.
4. Use
i.e. when what follows is a definition or clarification of what you have just said.
5.
E.g. and
i.e. are often confused. If you think your readers might not be familiar with the difference use
for example and
that is to say , respectively.
6. When you introduce a series of examples with
for example ,
do not put etc. at the end.
7. If possible, think of something more meaningful than
etc. 8.
Etc. only requires one period (.) at the end of a sentence.
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