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I think in casual speech at this point (at least in my experience) the two are used interchangeably. In professional or legal settings I'm sure the distinction
by mkaic 1y ago
I think in casual speech at this point (at least in my experience) the two are used interchangeably. In professional or legal settings I'm sure the distinction matters more, but I feel like OP's usage here felt pretty natural to me even though it's not technically correct.
- jjmarr 1y agoThe distinction matters because i.e. implies English is the only non-phonetic language in existence.
- pfortuny 1y agoWell, the thing is… when you use a borrowed term from a dead language, in writing, it really sounds wrong to cultivated ears. I really had to double-check that sentence to see if I had parsed it wrongly. Not bragging, just saying. They cannot be completely interchangeable: “There are white people among us: i.e. me and my father” is totally different from “…: e.g. me and my father”.
- cAtte_ 1y agoit's "my father and I"
- kevin_thibedeau 1y agoThey aren't interchangeable. "i.e." is equivalent to "in other words". "e.g." is "for example".
- lelanthran 1y ago> I think in casual speech at this point (at least in my experience) the two are used interchangeably. How? They don't mean the same thing.
- bee_rider 1y agoBetter to get corrected in an informal setting, than to use it wrong on a formal one.