i.e.

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Abbreviation 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Abbreviation

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin i.e., an abbreviation of id est (“‘that is’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ˌaɪˈi:/
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[edit] Abbreviation

i.e.

1. (initialism) That is; in other words; that is to say.

   The three U.S. states on the west coast (i.e. Washington, Oregon, and California) have favorable climates.

[edit] Usage notes

• Use i.e. to explain or clarify a statement by either (exhaustively) listing options or by rephrasing the previous statement.
• Often confused with e.g.
• American English demands a comma after i.e.; in British English comma does not follow i.e. [1]
• Opinion is mixed about whether the abbreviation should be italicized, or whether there should be a separating non-breaking space as in i. e..
• ie: is often found in current usage, and is perhaps now considered acceptable.

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Abbreviation

i.e.

1. id est (that is; in other words)