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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Omit the periods in e.g. and i.e.?
Should the periods be omitted in e.g. and i.e.? Is it totally incorrect to do so?
John wanted more to life, ie, he wanted a wife and kids.
Bring to the picnic what most people snack on, eg, apples, oranges, and pretzels.
Thanks.
John wanted more to life, ie, he wanted a wife and kids.
Bring to the picnic what most people snack on, eg, apples, oranges, and pretzels.
Thanks.
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Both abbreviations require two periods in formal English. Who knows what may be omitted in texting!
- Both abbreviations require two periods in formal English.
- Who knows what may be omitted in texting!
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Both abbreviations require two periods in formal English. Who knows what may be omitted in texting!
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Hi,
I usually omit them, and the following comma as well.
On the other hand, if I were writing very formally, for example in a university essay, I wouldn't use these abbreviations at all.
Clive
I usually omit them, and the following comma as well.
On the other hand, if I were writing very formally, for example in a university essay, I wouldn't use these abbreviations at all.
Clive
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goronskyNever!Hi, goronsky.
Was that, "Never omit them" or "Never use them" ??
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Victo:
Detailed puncutation rules are a matter of style and your choice should be governed by the context of your writing. There are style guides to cover different writing contexts. Businesses have them so that their publications will be consistent across different authors.
For academic writing, Perdue cites "MLA (Modern Language Association) Style Manual and Guide to Scholarl
Detailed puncutation rules are a matter of style and your choice should be governed by the context of your writing. There are style guides to cover different writing contexts. Businesses have them so that their publications will be consistent across different authors.
For academic writing, Perdue cites "MLA (Modern Language Association) Style Manual and Guide to Scholarl
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victo Is it totally incorrect to do so? [to omit them]Your answer seems to be shaping up as "No."
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I was told in typing class that it was going out of style to use periods in abbreviations such as am, pm, ie, eg - due to the 'look'. It was apparently too busy and probably slightly annoying for typists to punctuate. I'm not sure if this was true at the time (this was a decade or so ago). Perhaps with the rise of modern keyboards and typography, punctuating abbreviations isn't as clunky or aesthe
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