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    Anyone know what i.e. and e.g. stand for? I've heard e.g. stands for "examplus gratus". What about i.e.?

    If there are any other obscure abbreviations you want to ask about, go ahead.

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    In example? I thinks that's what it is.

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    id est

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    Got it.

    "id est" <=> i.e. <=> "In other words"

    "examplus gratus" <=> e.g. <=> "For example"

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    "i.e." stands for "id est" which means literally "it is" or "that is". "e.g." stands for "exempli gratia" meaning literally "for the sake of example". You use "e.g." when giving an example, e.g. if I were to say "I only let cool people in here, e.g. Unne". "i.e." is used to restate something again in a different way which usually also gives further information, i.e. to expand upon something already said, perhaps by coming at the idea from another angle, e.g. if I were to say "Only Unne is allowed in here, i.e. only cool people, sorry."

    I hope this has been <s>confusing</s> helpful.

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    A carryover from latin I suppose. Although vis-a-vis is French.

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    N.B. Most of that stuff is Latin

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    [QQ]quid pro quo[/QQ]

    Ah. Now I understand the joke in "Austin Powers" where he says 'Squid Pro Row'.

    It must be a saying primarily used in the US.
    "As the days go by, we face the increasing inevitability that we are alone in a godless,
    uninhabited, hostile and meaningless universe. Still, you've got to laugh, haven't you?"

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    Actually, the only time I've really heard that used was in The Lion King by Scar in that one song... "Be Prepared". And the Architect in Matrix Reloaded probably said it too. I haven't heard it used by Americans much.

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    actually, the Architect said "Appropo." how do I know this? because I've an annoyingly clear memory of things I've seen four or five times. and I didn't know the word (which means a convenient example) so looked it up to see exactly what Colonel Kentucky Fried Architect was talkin about.

    quid pro quo is used in American Law to mean "this for that" even though it means "this Before that." Go figure. they're only surrounded by Latin daily and the lawyers still twist the meanings around. why do they do this? because they can! the laymen give them the power to pervert everything they touch by not educating themselves about the subtleties of law, thereby influencing and directly leading to the degeneration of pizza.

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    this isn't latin, but..rsvp. i can only come up with respond soon very please....doesn't sound right. :O_O:


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    responde sil-vous plait, i believe. I probably spelled it wrong, though - never learned French.

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    mais oui. Ca c'est "Repondez, s'il vous plait." = "Respond, if it pleases you."

    great language. especially for swearing. Like wiping your... well, you know.

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    i prefer swearing in swedish...or german. but then again you sound like you're swearing all the time in german.

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    I always though it meant egzample.

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