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From: glass@houxf.UUCP (K.GLASS)
Newsgroups: net.nlang,net.flame,net.misc
Subject: Re: e.g., i.e., for example
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Date: Fri, 11-May-84 08:38:04 EDT
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I always though e.g. stood for E-GADS, as in:  Our Federal spending is
well apportioned, e.g. our defense budget is the highest it's
ever been.

Ken Glass
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