what does i.e. mean? i usually think it means 'in essence'
dont know if thats correct or not.
how about e.g.? is that 'example given?'
i know there are more abbreviations people normally use, but i never actually learned what they meant and since im at work im too lazy to do an in-depth search. and i get in trouble if im caught screwing around the internet instead of, you know, working.
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DarkMaze
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Posted:
May 14 2008 10:16 am
e.g. = "exempli gratia," meaning "for example."
i.e. = "id est," which is more like "that is to say..." for when you're being specific.
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May 14 2008 12:00 pm
thank you kind sir.
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username
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May 16 2008 11:58 am
what does et. al. mean?
Klimbatize wrote:
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Tyop
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May 16 2008 12:03 pm
username wrote:
what does et. al. mean?
"et alii". Latin for "and others". Usually used in scientific publications to denote that research assistants etc. were involved.
DarkMaze
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Posted:
May 16 2008 12:04 pm
et al. = "et alii," meaning "and others"
Used a lot of the time in citing books with multiple authors (argh, flashbacks to writing papers with bibliographies...) like "Johnson, Bob, Alex Smith, et al. A Book About Stuff. ..."
EDIT: Tyop beat me to it.
username
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Posted:
May 16 2008 03:05 pm
cool. thanks guys.
and he only beat you by a minute.
Klimbatize wrote:
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FNJ
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May 16 2008 11:59 pm
can't we jsut make poems about pussies and dicks like normal people?
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Posted:
May 17 2008 02:20 am
I agree, let us vote on the matter. 1 vote for it on my behalf.
