2006-08-07 19:54:29 · 18 answers · asked by Amanda C 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
For example...
2006-08-07 19:57:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was wrong all along. I always though it meant for example....
id est, (i.e) means "that is", and is used before clarifying the meaning of something, when elaborating, specifying, or explaining rather than when giving examples ("I have lots of favorite colors, i.e., I can't decide on just one").
2006-08-07 20:08:26 · answer #2 · answered by PRINCEZZ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like you to understand that i.e means a short form for "that is" and that is to understand what the i.e. stand for. Good question.
2006-08-07 20:30:49 · answer #3 · answered by tebikeiti2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i.e., means "that is, ..." It clarifies or specifies. It stands for the Latin "id est."
e.g., means "for example, ..." It gives an example. It stands for the Latin "exempli gratia." (I know you didn't ask that, but a lot of people were telling you the wrong thing and I wanted to clarify [i.e., make it clear that they were confusing the two].)
Both should always be followed by a comma.
2006-08-08 02:59:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
id est in Latin
which means 'That is".. or in most cases just an example...
(i.e. this is an example of what i meant...)
“Many workers expect to put in a forty-hour week — i.e., to work eight hours a day.”
2006-08-07 19:58:38 · answer #5 · answered by mavs4701 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its Latin for "id est" meaning
"That is (to say)", "in other words", or sometimes "in this case", depending on the context. Never equivalent to exempli gratia (e.g.).
Id est, i.e., "that is", is commonly abbreviated "i.e."; in this usage it is sometimes followed by a comma, depending on style.
2006-08-07 19:59:00 · answer #6 · answered by bombhaus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i.e. means 'that is'.
For example
"I live at 3rd street i.e. where my house is".
i.e. in internet lingo also means Internet Explorer.
2006-08-07 20:00:58 · answer #7 · answered by ish2rock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means .. "that is"
follows a statement/point (...i.e, ) to further explain something just stated.
2006-08-07 19:58:59 · answer #8 · answered by debashis j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Id est. "That is" as in: that is to say that blah, blah, blah....
It's Latin.
"For example" is actually e.g. (exempli gratia = free example, literally). I see the two abbreviations used synonymously but it's incorrect usage.
2006-08-07 19:57:53 · answer #9 · answered by elk312 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i.e. means "that is" eg means "for example"
2006-08-07 19:59:25 · answer #10 · answered by super woman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i.e means ''that is'' e.g means ''for example''.
2006-08-07 19:59:42 · answer #11 · answered by Muhammad 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋