i.e. and e.g. are not actually judgment calls, though people make them that. i.e. means you've covered all of the examples in a class, and e.g. means you're only presenting one or several things representative of that class.
They come from the Latin phrases which mean something or other (I can't remember, but I can look it up), and are therefore rather specific.
Most people, however, have it backward and use "i.e." most of the time, where "e.g." is usually what people should be using.
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Date: 2004-03-24 02:08 pm (UTC)They come from the Latin phrases which mean something or other (I can't remember, but I can look it up), and are therefore rather specific.
Most people, however, have it backward and use "i.e." most of the time, where "e.g." is usually what people should be using.