ie (e.g.)

[kyrand]

I've always thought that it stood for In Effect, which would indeed make it similar to "for example." But that's just me.

 

[Umbran]

Until someone comes up with a grammar golem, this isn't what I'd call gaming related. Moving to Off Topic...

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

The silly way I learned to keep i.e. and e.g. straight was that e.g. was used for an "eg-zample."

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

"I get a +2 circumstance bonus on certain checks this morning (e.g. Knowledge: your mom) thanks to my activities last night (i.e.: I banged your mom)."

Cheers, -- N

Nifft.

Please stop being so awesome.

 

[Aus_Snow]

grammar golem

Yeah! With that Truespeak stuff!

Someone's bound to do have done it. It's the internet, it grows these things of its own accord, I swear.

 

[Tewligan]

The 1st edition AD&D books were full of those abbreviations. I had no idea what they meant when I was younger. And I still don't....

Ah, then you never bothered to read the glossary in your 1e DMG! Gary was good enough to define those abbreviations for baffled young readers such as myself.

 

[Intellifilter]

Until someone comes up with a grammar golem, this isn't what I'd call gaming related. Moving to Off Topic...

An error has been detected - a sentence in the quoted paragraph is lacking a subject.

Please report for termination.

Have a nice day.

 

[Dog Moon]

I don't use ie. I like firefox instead.

Seriously though, ie and eg are just like totally unused by me.

And wait, what? Intellifilter?

 

[Hypersmurf]

Until someone comes up with a grammar golem...

-Hyp.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

-Hyp.

Now someone write out some stats...