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- Publisher
- American Journal of Neuroradiology
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2010 by the American Society of Neuroradiology.
- ISSN
- 0195-6108
- eISSN
- 1936-959X
- DOI
- 10.3174/ajnr.A2046
- pmid
- 20203110
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
No, “ie” does not mean Internet Explorer. In writing, ie is meant as an abbreviation for the Latin phrase id est . If you are not sure when to use ie, it is better to say “that is.” Ie also means “in other words” or “it is.” Ie is used to specify or make an expression more clear. Ie can be used to clarify a preceding statement by restating the idea. Although in the last sentences I have capitalized the expression (because it started the sentences), ie (as well as “eg”) is more commonly found in the middle of sentences and does not need to be capitalized. “Ie” actually looks weird, doesn't it? Similarly, both expressions are so well known that italicization is no longer used (it was, long ago). Because both expressions are located midsentence, they tend to be framed by commas, for example, “Eurasia is a large land mass encompassing 2 continents, ie, Europe and Asia.” “Eg” means exempli gratis (a free example of what you are talking about). Eg is used when you want to clarify a thought by providing the reader with an example. An important thing to remember about eg is that you
Journal
American Journal of Neuroradiology – American Journal of Neuroradiology
Published: Sep 1, 2010