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by vineus 3618 days ago
They could have changed it to their original form: "et cetera", "ergo", "id est"
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e.g. is not ergo, it's "exempli gratia" (for the sake of example)
My mistake, thanks!
> Anyone who didn’t grow up speaking English may not be familiar with them.

Even fewer people are familiar with Latin.

"e.g." does not mean "ergo".