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by NooneAtAll3 29 days ago
i.e. == aka == in other words

e.g. == f.e., for example

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"e.g." == exempli gratia == to give an example

"i.e." == id es == that is

But both i.e. and e.g. might be more easily understood by non-native speakers of English (IMHO ;-)