Should I always use a comma after e. g. or i. e. ? The use of full stops with eg and ie is certainly not mandatory, as a quick check online will show Cambridge Dictionary and Collins, for instance, list both variants The dropping of full stops seems more prevalent in the UK than in the US; it certainly avoids a lot of clutter (eg i e ,) Rarely does it cause a lack of clarity
Is ie. acceptable or must it always be i. e. ? When programming I use ie and eg It's informal, probably technically wrong, but it's readable, and unlikely to propagate some badly closed filename five lines up in my code Periods are too important to flaunt about carelessly
e. g. and i. e. in the middle of a sentence - English Language Usage . . . Terms like eg, ie and etc, while common, make reading difficult for some ‘eg’ can sometimes be read aloud as ‘egg’ by screen reading software Instead use ‘for example’ or ‘such as’ or 'like' or ‘including’ - whichever works best in the specific context ‘ie’ - used to clarify a sentence - isn’t always well understood
Is it okay to write i. e. at the beginning of a sentence? Put 'i e ' exactly where you would put 'that is' As you would with that phrase, capitalize only the first letter, and set it off with a comma It is common to say "Did he say that? That is, was it this man who said it?" So using 'i e ' that way is also just fine Overdone, it can sound clinical or pretentious, perhaps because it is very common in clinical settings, where one asks a short
That is vs. i. e. - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I use them interchangeably kiamlaluno sees a distinction I'm not aware of; even in the specific examples he cites, I would use them interchangeably The actual term i e is an abbreviation of id est in Latin, which literally means "that is" In fact, when I see i e , I cannot help but say "that is" in my head; this helps me distinguish it from e g (exempli gratia, by the way) If the editor
Origin of the -y or -ie diminutive suffix to denote intimacy . . . Many names seem to get a "-y" or "-ie" at the end when the speaker wishes to denote a hint of familiarity, intimacy, or tenderness Examples can be seen not just in names, but in terms like puppy, kitty
grammar - lt;ie y gt; before the ·ing suffix - English Language Usage . . . A few words end in -ye instead of -ie: rye, dye, lye Silent e is usually present or added between an i (word-finally, -y) and the suffix - (e)s This seems similar also to the use of -es in the verb forms does, goes, and various noun plurals in -oes Silent e is usually absent or "dropped" before the suffix -ing