# I.e. vs. e.g **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 23, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641 "2006-04-23T04:43:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/1 "2006-04-23T04:43:16Z")
Just a quick note about these two latin abbreviations commonly mixed up… **i.e.** : “id est,” or “that is.” Use like “in other words.” **e.g.** : “exempli gratia,” or “for the sake of an example.” Use like “for example.” Yeah. So, never say something like… > Anybody can write a simple program, i.e. a “Hello World” app. [whisper]Actually, that example sucks, but you get the point.[/whisper] ---
**Author:** ![hybrid101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/2 "2006-04-23T05:38:29Z")
wtf? :lol: ---
**Author:** ![kdd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdd)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/3 "2006-04-23T06:07:14Z")
i think that tip is useful, thanks nokrev. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skinny\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Skinny\_T](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skinny_T)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/4 "2006-04-23T06:07:48Z")
I’ll sleep easier tonight knowing that. Thanks Nokrev ---
**Author:** ![Jasninder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Jasninder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jasninder)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/5 "2006-04-23T06:13:39Z")
huh :? ---
**Author:** ![ahmed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@ahmed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ahmed)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/6 "2006-04-23T06:17:40Z")
> [@nokrev](#): > > Just a quick note about these two latin abbreviations commonly mixed up… > > **i.e.** : “id est,” or “that is.” Use like “in other words.” > **e.g.** : “exempli gratia,” or “for the sake of an example.” Use like “for example.” > > Yeah. So, never say something like… > > [whisper]Actually, that example sucks, but you get the point.[/whisper] random but hear hear ---
**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/7 "2006-04-23T07:54:10Z")
Go take a shower nokrev! ---
**Author:** ![Joppe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b38774/32.png) [@Joppe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joppe)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/8 "2006-04-23T08:40:29Z")
^:D Thanks that info might be usefull, hehehe… ---
**Author:** ![Mik3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@Mik3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mik3)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/9 "2006-04-23T08:43:11Z")
My whole freaking life I had no idea what these freakin’ things meant. Thank you so much. OMG I hate it when my teachers would put that crap on the darn ESSAY PROMPT and I had no idea what the heak it meant and I was too embarrassed to ask because everyone else already knew. I am 100% serious. Thank you so much. lmao ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/10 "2006-04-23T13:48:37Z")
😃 Another one… **n.b.** : “nota bene,” or “note well.” Use like “pay attention to this.” ---
**Author:** ![Skinny\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Skinny\_T](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skinny_T)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/11 "2006-04-23T14:48:31Z")
now that one I didn’t know about. I always just wrote “note”. ---
**Author:** ![Poseur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c77e96/32.png) [@Poseur](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Poseur)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/12 "2006-04-23T15:13:47Z")
Jumping on the “my life is thoroughly improved now” bandwagon. Here’s a fun one that I use a lot because I’m pretentious – **q.e.d.** : “quod erat demonstrandum,” or “which was to be demonstrated.” Use at the end of mathematical proofs, or to sound cool when you’ve laid out a bunch of evidence and basically won an argument. :] ---
**Author:** ![Yeldarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@Yeldarb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yeldarb)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/13 "2006-04-23T15:25:16Z")
And to think, I always thought IE stood for Internet Explorer :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/14 "2006-04-23T15:33:21Z")
No, IE stands for Internet Explorer, i.e. stands for id est. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/15 "2006-04-23T15:42:54Z")
Dude! Seriously! Go take a shower! Can anyone guess what **y.h.b.p** means? ---
**Author:** ![Poseur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c77e96/32.png) [@Poseur](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Poseur)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/16 "2006-04-23T15:43:36Z")
**h.h.i.b.p.** 😮 ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/17 "2006-04-23T15:44:41Z")
Oh, I just took a shower! I still haven’t put clothes on yet. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/18 "2006-04-23T15:45:33Z")
^That was a disturbing fact! ☹ **Y.H.B.P.** anyone??? ---
**Author:** ![Poseur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c77e96/32.png) [@Poseur](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Poseur)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/19 "2006-04-23T15:52:52Z")
Now, my friend, _y_.h.b.p. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641/20 "2006-04-23T15:53:24Z")
You have been pwned, I’m guessing. [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-e-vs-e-g/186641.md?page=2)