What is the correct use of ie as in 'that is' and how is it written, capitals or small and with or without a colon or semi colon? Thanks
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Have you researched this at all?? – Hot Licks Jan 20 '16 at 03:48
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Related question, usage of i.e in a sentence. – Jan 20 '16 at 04:04
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Trask, at Sussex University, is uncompromising: 'The rule about using these Latin abbreviations is very simple: don't use them.' (To be fair, he does bend a little later.) – Edwin Ashworth Jan 08 '24 at 13:24
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"i. e.," is an abbreviation of the Latin id est, "that is"; i. e., it follows a semi-colon, should be written in lower case letters followed by periods and a comma. As with other abbreviations, I prefer to put a space between them as well (i. e., putting a space after the period following "i."), but some people do not; others even do without the periods, although both of the latter simply look a bit "lazy" to me. However, suit yourself.
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@JordanPaldino but I suppose the more accurate interpretation, rather than literal translation, is "that is". – busukxuan Jan 20 '16 at 04:06