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180201 Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> You also use e.g. when giving multiple examples. To quote Grammar Girl. |
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> "I like card games, e.g. bridge and crazy eights. |
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> "Some people in life suffer misfortunes, e.g. fire, flood, |
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> earthquake or a meteor strike." |
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And while we're at it (grin), 'e.g.' has the same force as 'etc', |
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so it's duplicating effort to write 'e.g. fire, flood etc'. |
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