Re: Small Latin Letter m with Macron

From: John Cowan (jcowan@reutershealth.com)
Date: Thu Jan 16 2003 - 07:21:16 EST

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Dominikus Scherkl scripsit:

> "i. e." is an latin abbreviation for "in exemplum" meaning "for example"
> not "that is". (or am I not even average at english?!?)

It is a Latin abbreviation, but it stands for "id est", and therefore
corresponds to German "d. h." The abbreviation for "for example"
(German "z. B.") is "e. g." for "exempli gratia".

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