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[carnilius]

Funny how I always tend to expand abbreviations in casual speech.
Exempli gratia, id est, et cetera.

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[kirinqueen]

Well, how else would you say it but "et cetera"? ;) That's the only one I'd say out loud, though. It's "for example" or "that is" when I talk; never "e.g." or "i.e."

[carnilius]

I posted that real life example from a conversation last night, because I found it funny how the second line actually had valid uses of the terms. :-)

[kirinqueen]

Oh, you mean the way you actually wrote them, they still performed their functions, in addition to being a list? That *is* cool.

[debka_notion]

I do say "i.e." in conversation occasionally. But that may be because I talk like I write or something of that sort...

[serapio]

how casual is your speech that includes "exempli gratia"?

how about N.B.? am/pm?

[1tophi]

I think I almost snorted milk through my nose right there, boss.