When do you use e.g. (for example) and i.e. (that is)?
This is a style choice, but since your asking me, I'll choose my style choice as the winner.
In my humble but stylish world, "i.e." and "e.g." are summarily restricted to footnotes. In text and in conversation, it's not too much to ask that people take the time to write or say "for example" and "that is." Otherwise the speaker/writer comes across as affective and annoying, i.e., pompous.
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