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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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