Today the LINGUA FRANCA Sprachschule blog is dealing with an issue that is as big a problem for native speakers as it is for English learners – the difference (and there definitely is one!) between e.g. and i.e.<\/p>\n
e.g.<\/span> is the short form of the Latin phrase „exempl\u012b gr\u0101ti\u0101“, meaning „for the sake of example“. It is used when you list some examples of what you have just stated.\u00a0In spoken language, you normally just say „for example“. The German equivalent is z.B.- zum Beispiel<\/em><\/p>\n i.e.<\/span> is the short form for the Latin phrase „id est“, meaning „that is“. It is used when you want to clarify what you have stated by putting it in other words, i.e. rephrasing for the sake of clarity (see what I did there?). When you are speaking, you usually just say „that is“. The German equivalent is d.h. – das hei\u00dft<\/em><\/p>\n If you want some more details and examples, all in colourful comic form, have a look at:<\/p>\n
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