[eru]

Oh, I'm more comparing to American supermarkets. They have much higher staffing levels than what competition with Lidl and Aldi has forced the German retail landscape down to.

(Btw, 'for example' is spelled e.g. not f.e. in English. And German 'd.h' (das heißt) is i.e. in English. They are curious creatures and have a thing for Latin. Most people still pronounce eg as 'for example' and ie as 'that is'.)

[LargoLasskhyfv]

That was the most succinct explanation of those three things which i always feel vague and unsure about. e.g./f.e./i.e.

Thx. We will see if it 'sticks' :)

But...i often see f.e. written, could it be a regional difference like US vs. british spelling?

[LargoLasskhyfv]

nag nag... i know why i'm using f.e. so much instead of e.g. It's because the German z.B.(zum Beispiel) translates one to one to f.e.(for example).