{"id":5797,"date":"2023-07-14T09:50:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T08:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=docly-documentation\/elements\/latin-abbreviations-i-e-and-e-g"},"modified":"2023-09-19T18:19:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:19:43","slug":"latin-abbreviations","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/?docs=iec\/typographic\/latin-abbreviations","title":{"rendered":"Latin abbreviations [i.e. and e.g.]"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5797\" class=\"elementor elementor-5797\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6db49518 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6db49518\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24524fd6\" data-id=\"24524fd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c109f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74c109f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use i.e. and e.g. appropriately:<\/p><ul><li>i.e. stands for id est and means \u201cthat is\u201d or \u201cin other words\u201d<\/li><li>e.g. stands for exempli gratia and means \u201cfor example\u201d<\/li><\/ul><p>You can use alternatively \u201ce.g.\u201d or \u201cfor example\u201d in a text but be consistent and make reasonable use. You can also use \u201csuch as\u201d i.e. and e.g. are always preceded by a comma<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-677cbf1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"677cbf1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f47374d\" data-id=\"2f47374d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40abf00d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40abf00d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/styleguide.iec.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Examples1-q9ebkapommaht73ipocen6977g99e88dbokmr4jegw.png\" title=\"Examples1\" alt=\"Examples1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-942b6a4\" data-id=\"942b6a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eccec0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eccec0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The reference is always positioned on the back cover, i.e. the last page, of the document.<\/p><p><br \/>Cyber attacks may open hidden gateways, e.g. door locks, but they do not bring down entire systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use i.e. and e.g. appropriately: i.e. stands for id est and means \u201cthat is\u201d or \u201cin other words\u201d e.g. stands for exempli gratia and means \u201cfor example\u201d You can use alternatively \u201ce.g.\u201d or \u201cfor example\u201d in a text but be consistent and make reasonable use. 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