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'''Some useful Latin terms and their abbreviations'''
'''Some useful Latin terms & their abbreviations and usage'''
[[category:Grammar]]
[[category:Grammar]]
[[category:Writing]]
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* ''id est''
* ''id est''
* = "that is" or "thereby"
* = "that is" or "thereby"
** ex. "Junk food is yyummie but bad for you; i.e, I shouldn't eat it."
** ex. "Junk food is yummie but bad for you; i.e, I shouldn't eat it."
** i.e. is usually set aside by parentheses
* usage rules:
** i.e. is lowercase, even at the beginning of a sentence
** i.e. is followed by a comma (i.e., ...)
** i.e. is not a coordinating conjunction (i.e., it does not combine independent clauses; i.e., use a semicolon like this)
** i.e. is often set aside by parentheses (i.e., like this)


=== sic ===  
=== sic ===