Stuart's Daily Word Spot: i.e. or e.g?

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i.e. or e.g?A bit of Latin:i.e. or, id est, means 'that is'. i.e. is another way of expressing'in other words' and its purpose is to make something clearer by providing a morecommon definition.
'The leading civil servant promised to 'elucidate mattersemploying terminology comprehensively coherent to those deficient in the fieldof education and enlightenment on all prospective eventualities'. i.e. he wouldspeak more clearly in future.
e.g. is an abbreviation of another Latin phrase; exempligratia means 'for example'. e.g. is used to present specific examples supportingan assertion.
'The fact of the matter is that some women look better in abikini than others; e.g. Kelly Brook, Elle Macpherson, Holly Weber and AnneWiddicombe.