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Hi, Marc Franco here.
I’d like to visit a few countries in my lifetime
(i.e., Greece, India, and Japan)...
Wait... e.g.? i.e.?
No... e.g.... or is it i.e.?
Ugh! All these letters.
Well, if you see them as alphabet soup, it can get pretty confusing.
If you know what they stand for, not so much.
Let’s see, “e.g.” stands for “exemplī grātiā” in Latin.
It means “for example” or “for the sake (grātiā) of an example.”
So, you should say,
I’d like to visit a few countries in my lifetime
(e.g., Greece, India, and Japan)...
such as... for example, Greece, India, and Japan.
Exemplī grātiā.
So, these are example of countries I’d like to visit sometime.
This college offers courses in several modern languages such as
French, Russian, and Spanish...
or you could say, (e.g., French, Russiam, and Spanish).
You must complete 6 credit hours (i.e., two semesters) to meet
the language requirement for your degree.
Oh, okay... 6 credit hours... that is... or in other words, two semesters.
If you purchase this product in the next 24 hours, you will receive
the early-bird discount (i.e., 20% off).
All right, “e.g.” stands for “exemplī grātiā,” how about “i.e.?”
That’s also Latin, id est, or “that is.”
If you have any symptoms (... headaches or fatigue), call your doctor immediately.
Headaches and fatigue are examples of these symptoms... so, “e.g.”
Well, people say they understand the difference between “e.g.” and “i.e.”
when they read about it or watch a video like this one,
but then they forget (e.g., when they’re writing).
So, here’s a way to remember this.
“E.g.” means “for example,” right?
“E.g.” ... exemplī grātiā
No? Doesn’t help?
Okay, how about this one?
“E.g.” ... “eg”/ ɪg / ... / ɪgˈzæm pəl /
How about “i.e.?” Well, you have to remember this one is “that is.”
“Id est”... “est” means “is,” and you find it in French,
Spanish “es...”
Well, just remember “e.g.” and / ɪgˈzæm pəl /
Have you seen “et al.” in research papers?
This comes in handy if you’re writing an essay for college or any work
where you have to cite your sources.
Let’s say you have to cite this paper.
You’d write, for example,
“According to Erkaev, Lammer, Elkins-Tanton, Stökl”
Whoa, that’s a lot of researchers!
Imagine if you have to keep citing all these authors throughout your essay.
It’d be nice if you could just say,
“According to Erkaev...” um... and the other authors...” huh?
Well, you can. Use “et al.” FFCC00
“According to Erkaev et al., latest research in planet formation indicates that...”
Well, if you want to know more, read the Erkaev et al. article.
Notice something here, though.
“e.g.” and “i.e.” have periods because they’re abbreviations for
“exemplī grātiā” and “id est” (that is).
But in “et al.” you have the word “et,” which is not an abbreviation.
It’s a complete word, meaning “and.”
And you have “al.,” which IS an abbreviation.
It stands for “alia,” meaning “others.”
“Et al.” (with a period because it’s short for “alia”)...
meaning “and others.”
Pretty cool.
I wish I could say this video was produced by Franco et al.,
but... oh well, I work alone
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Oh, there’s “et” again... AND so on.
ET VALE! (Latin for “and goodbye”)
Thank you!
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