Tech-savvy audiences block Google Analytics

Re:Tech-savvy audiences block Google Analytics by Freak_NL on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @05:51AM (#28365839)

I think you might have the meaning of 'i.e.' (that is, namely) confused with 'e.g.' (for example).

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Re:Tech-savvy audiences block Google Analytics by turbinerneiter on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @06:09AM (#28365958)

Thank you very much, I am proud to say that I did this wrong for at least 10 years :D

Thanks!

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Re:Tech-savvy audiences block Google Analytics by Tijdreiziger on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @07:30AM (#28366518)

There is a shortcut to remember this: 'e.g.' for 'example given' (and therefore, 'i.e.' for 'that is').

('E.g.' doesn't really mean 'example given' in English - it means 'exempli gratia' in Latin. But it's a useful mnemonic.)

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Re:Tech-savvy audiences block Google Analytics by xenophonf on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @08:41AM (#28367245)

I also use "in essence" for "i.e." even though it's actually 'id est' in Latin.

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Re:Tech-savvy audiences block Google Analytics by JohnFen on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @11:07AM (#28369051)

In my mind, when I see i.e., i think "in other words", and when I see e.g., I think "for example"

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