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NooneAtAll3
29d ago
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i.e. == aka == in other words
e.g. == f.e., for example
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giantrobot
28d ago
"e.g." == exempli gratia == to give an example
"i.e." == id es == that is
jcynix
29d ago
But both i.e. and e.g. might be more easily understood by non-native speakers of English (IMHO ;-)
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