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Same thing, english instead of latin. It's simply an abbreviation that doesn't really respect the conventions as you are used to see them.

• je42 12y ago
  thanks for pointing it out. I wasn't aware that f.e. is not accepted as standard english abbreviation.
  • Raphmedia 12y ago
    To be honest, I couldn't tell if it is accepted or not. I think it is, but we simply don't see it that often. As far as I can tell, it is perfectly correct to abbreviate in the english language. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-fe.html http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-fe.html
    • mattmanser 12y ago
      No, f.e. is not an accepted or known abbreviation, it's not perfectly correct. You can try and start one, after all yolo, lol, rotfl. Or perhaps not ;) When I asked, I was wondering if it was a known abbreviation from an academic field I didn't know. I wouldn't use it, e.g. is the correct abbreviation to use in this instance.
    • je42 12y ago
      Interesting. Most references that I found say that f.e. is not correct. ;)