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725686 11 hours ago

For the perplex:

e.g. is latin for "exempli gratia" = for example i.e. is latin for "id est" = that is

spondyl 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

As someone who was perplexed, I've only heard perplex used in past tense (I was perplexed) so seeing "For the perplex" just made me confused as to what "perplex" meant and I had to do a further search to decipher this tree of comments haha

huhkerrf 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

A good way to remember it is to use a backronym:

e.g. - example given

i.e. - in effect

programjames 3 hours ago | parent [-]

i.e. - in eother (words)

istjohn 35 minutes ago | parent [-]

in explanation