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From: grw@fortune.UUCP (Glenn Wichman)
Newsgroups: net.nlang,net.flame,net.misc
Subject: e.g., i.e., for example
Message-ID: <3274@fortune.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 10-May-84 16:15:54 EDT
Article-I.D.: fortune.3274
Posted: Thu May 10 16:15:54 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 12-May-84 09:05:03 EDT
Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA
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[If no one reads this line, does it exist?]


    Well, the votes are in on the full form of e.g., and here they are:

    exempli gratia		4 votes
    exempli gratis		2 votes
    exempla gratia		1 vote
    exemplaria gratis		1 vote
    exemplo gratia		1 vote
    exemplo gratiae		1 vote

    The literal translation of the phrase is either "by way of example",
    "free example", or "example, thanks", depending on to whom you listen.
    I'm sure you were all eager to see this.

				Yet still no cute signoff message

							-Glenn