Roger Oberholtzer said the following on 09/18/2012 06:40 AM:
I will nit pick one further. There are spaces between the abbreviated words (as between all words), and a comma after the two abbreviated words, i. e., "e. g., "
Fowler points out that the following comma "is nether necessary not wrong". Partridge on "Abusage" has nothing to say. "Webster's Dictionary of English Usage" begins by pointing out that "i.e." and "e.g." are often confused with each other in use and reference. Both are abbreviations and the normal usage is to have a period after each abbreviated word. "I.e." is an abbreviation for /id est/, and that being two word one would expect a space as in "i. e.". My Chicago manual of Style has an extensive section on the correct form of abbreviations covering everything from "Mr. & Mrs." to scientific units, and prefers "i.e.," and "e.g.,". All that being said in most usage - including Fowler and Webster's - seems, rightly or wrongly, to prefer "e.g.," and "i.e.,". -- HTTP is like being married: you have to be able to handle whatever you're given, while being very careful what you send back. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org