Useless Info, Volume 2
So, I'm sittin here sending emails at work and I noticed I use the acronym "e.g." quite a bit. General knowlege is that "e.g." implies "for example".
Huh? How does the acronym of "for example" turn into "e.g."?
Well, I got the answer.
"E.G." is short for "exempli gratia". It is a latin word where "exempli" means example and "gratia" translates to favor.
So, when translated and spelled out, anytime you see "e.g.", the author is saying "as a favor, here is an example".
That, my friends, is your Useless Information for the day.
Huh? How does the acronym of "for example" turn into "e.g."?
Well, I got the answer.
"E.G." is short for "exempli gratia". It is a latin word where "exempli" means example and "gratia" translates to favor.
So, when translated and spelled out, anytime you see "e.g.", the author is saying "as a favor, here is an example".
That, my friends, is your Useless Information for the day.
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