i.e. = that is e.g. = for example

id est and exempli gratia watching this video:

I love the dictionary, i.e., I need that sweatshirt

It is from our @threadless shop- link in bio!

So I’ve been use i.e wrong. Good looking out! 👍🏾

I remember the difference because of Latin—i.e. also stands for id est, ‘that is.’

Anyone else see this and immediately think of Dennis Farina in Get Shorty?

My brain: “right, got it, in example and example given” (she did not in fact get it)

Eg(gs)-ample, is how I remember which is which.

To keep it straight for myself, I always think of i.e. as intended example, and e.g. as example given.

I have been using i.e. wrong