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In lugnet.modelteam, David Laswell writes:
> In lugnet.modelteam, Matt Canales writes:
> > By the way, does IE stand for anything? I know what you meant but I
> > have a small vocabulary due to my small age.
>
> "In essence". It's used to jump from a more general statement to one
> that really narrows down to the intended point.
I think it might actually be Latin. Short for "id est", meaning "that is".
I believe it's used when you are trying to explain what something means.
i.e. you are saying the same thing you just said, but in other, more clear
words.
Here's an interesting page that mentions it, along with another Latin
abbreviation, e.g. (exempli gratia):
http://www.fontsite.com/Pages/WritingStyle/W&S0997.html
Hope that helps,
Allan B.
*And for those keeping score, this probably is one of the geekiest posts
I've ever made. :)
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