That is the abbreviation. What does eg stand for??? Example Given.
ex. EG.
The abbreviation for the word example is eg.
E.g. Is the abbreviation of the Latin phrase "examplum gratia. Which in English means 'for example'
It is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase "exempli gratia" it can be either e.i or e.g
the abbreviation E.G stands for the Latin phrase "exempli gratia" which is translated to "for the sake of example" or just "for example". so basically e.g. stands for "for example".
No, 'EG' as normally used in the English language is an abbreviation, and not suitable as a scrabble word.
we use kilolitre in a sentence by its abbreviation "kl" for eg: 100 kl
it is the abbreviation of 'exempli gratia', meaning 'for example'.
Good question! But heres the answer: A sentence can begin with eg such as 'Eggcups are for holding a boiled egg',but a sentence can also begin with e.g such as: e.g is the abbreviation of 'for example'.
"e.g." is the abbreviation for the Latin "exempli gratia", which roughly means "for example", and that's what we use "e.g." to mean when we're writing. The 'g' is the initial for the word "gratia", which is a big part of the reason it's used for that word.
Use e.g. when you want to cite an example. For e.g.:(like this.) ----