Grammar Revelations: i.e./bsw vs. e.g./z.B vs. wtf

[spearlet]

So, I just figured out why I've been having such a hard time separating the German word beziehungsweise (often abbreviated bsw, which roughly means respectively) and zum Beispiel (z.B, or for example).

I never separated the two words in english!

Ok. So is it just me, or am I not the only one who thought that the abbreviations i.e. and e.g. meant

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[psychobookworm]

For me, i.e. translates as "in other words" and e.g. as "for example." People who would use them incorrectly always annoyed me a little, as do most little distinctions like that where I actually do know the correct usage.

Hi Kayce! I miss you!

[psychobookworm]

Wow. That second sentence is so convoluted, I have no right to complain about how other peole use words!

[andysouthpaw]

Yeah, i.e. means "id est" in Latin, which even more than respectively means "that is to say; in other words." Or, as I think of it, "In Essence." It's easier to remember that way.

Not sure if you were thinking of "respectively" in the same sense as "in other words." ;)

[bebop_eva36]

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