The abbreviation etc. stands for the Latin et cetera, which means “and other things”. The abbreviation is used to indicate that a given list is not comprehensive. The word is usually followed by a full stop, but note that if etc. ends a sentence, only one full stop is used.

Dec 11, 2005 · i.e. – that is (stands for id est from Latin). You can also use it to substitute, “in other words.” etc. – and so on, and the rest (abbreviation for etcetera). e.g. – for instance, for example (abbreviation for exempli gratia in Latin).

Dec 7, 2016 · ‘E.g,’ ‘i.e,’, and ‘etc.’ are all abbreviations for Latin terms still in use. They are typically used in academic writing, newspapers, and such like. Here is what they mean and how they are used and pronounced: e.g. /iːˈdʒiː/ Exempli Gratia – used to introduce examples. Its modern equivalents are ‘such as’, ‘for example’ or ‘like.’.

Apr 11, 2023 · In Chicago style, the abbreviations i.e. and e.g. are always spelled with periods, and they are always followed by a comma. In formal prose, their use is limited to parentheses, notes, and tables; outside of those contexts, they are usually spelled out (but in English). See CMOS 6.51 and 10.4.

Nov 6, 2024 · I.e. stands for id est, or “that is,” and means “in other words”—use it to clarify the statement before it. E.g. stands for exempli gratia and means “for example”—use it to introduce examples and illustrate a statement. I.e. and e.g. are both Latin abbreviations. Here’s an easy way to remember the difference:

Research at three British zoos suggests that meerkats "showed increased positive interactions" (i.e. they were happier) when human visitors returned than they were during the visitorless lockdown. I.e. is similarly useful for defining or explaining a term or concept whose meaning readers might not know:

Mar 31, 2021 · In formal writing in the U.S., a leading tendency is to follow the abbreviations with a comma and enclose the text in parentheses. Macy said she’d join us at the tavern at 6:30 p.m. (i.e., 7:00 in Macy time). Please bring something to …

Is it eg, e.g., or eg.? It comes from the Latin “exempli gratia”, so I would have thought it correct to place a period after the e and after the g in place of the missing letters. Yet, in official documents all over the place I see one or two periods, or none at all.

Oct 3, 2024 · There are English equivalents for both of them (I’ll include those in the following sections) that you can use instead. The abbreviations “i.e.” and “e.g.” are just short and handy, plus they look kinda fancy when you use them correctly. The abbreviation “e.g.” is short for exempli gratia, meaning “for example.”

Oct 30, 2020 · We use etc. at the end of an incomplete list. It tells the reader (or listener) that the list is longer but all items were not included. We always read etc. aloud as /et’setərə/, never as the individual letters e, t and c. One alternative to etc. is and so on. However, some people consider etc. and and so on lazy writing: they prefer to use ...