"i.e." is functionally the same as your use of "IOW"; IMHO, FWIW. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ie https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dicti

"i.e." is functionally the same as your use of "IOW"; IMHO, FWIW. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ie https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ie IOW made me think "I often wonder", but it didn't fit so I had to look it up: "in other words". I think i.e. is cuter. /digression/nit-pick