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Although commonly confused and misused in colloquial English, e.g. (exempli gratia) and i.e. (id est), both from Latin, are not equivalents.
Exempli gratia, means "for example", and is used before giving examples of something ("I have lots of favorite colors, e.g., blue, green, and hot pink"). The latter, id est, means "that is" or "in other words", and is used before clarifying the meaning of something, when elaborating, specifying, or explaining rather than when giving examples ("I can't decide on just one favorite color, i.e., I have lots of favorite colors").
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