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Fri 29 Mar, 2013 11:49 pm
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@oristarA,
yes, it is pronounced E-G.
it stands for
"exempli gratia", which is latin for "for example"...
@Region Philbis,
I'd read it as 'for example'. I think either is ok.
@Pearlylustre,
I've heard it said both ways, but I believe "for example" is better.
Same with i.e. (Latin
id est), meaning "that is".
Reading aloud is different from dictating. If I am reading aloud from something written or printed, and I see this:
"Some quite small towns in England that have Anglican cathedrals e.g. Canterbury, Ely, Wells, are called cities"
I might very well say "for example" rather than pronounce the letters e and g. I find people who say the letters eg and ie in conversation rather irritating.
However, If I were dictating text for another person to write or type, I would say aloud exactly what I wanted to appear, so that if I actually wanted "e.g." to be in that place I would say "e full stop g full stop".
(A full stop is what Americans call a "period")
On the other hand if I were reading a letter aloud and there was a PS I would say "pee ess" rather than "post scriptum".
What you should understand is that there is no universal rule about this sort of thing. Reading aloud need not be done robotically, but the particular circumstances should determine the style of enunciating abbreviations.
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