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Thank you very much, I am proud to say that I did this wrong for at least 10 years :D Thanks!

• Tijdreiziger 5y ago
  There is a shortcut to remember this: 'e.g.' for 'example given' (and therefore, 'i.e.' for 'that is'). ('E.g.' doesn't really mean 'example given' in English - it means 'exempli gratia' in Latin. But it's a useful mnemonic.)
  • xenophonf 5y ago
    I also use "in essence" for "i.e." even though it's actually 'id est' in Latin.
    • JohnFen 5y ago
      In my mind, when I see i.e., i think "in other words", and when I see e.g., I think "for example"