Shortened word for example

There are a few Latin terms that are still commonly used in English scholarly writing, including the abbreviations ‘e.g.‘ and ‘i.e.‘ Sometimes writers use these abbreviations interchangeably, but these terms mean different things, and it is important to use the correct abbreviation to ensure that the meaning of a sentence is retained. Both of these abbreviations are commonly used at the beginning of nonrestrictive elements that are enclosed in either commas or parentheses. Most style guides suggest the use of a comma after both e.g. and i.e.

E.g. Meaning (exempli gratia)

e.g. is the abbreviation for the Latin phrase exempli gratia, meaning “for example.” This abbreviation is typically used to introduce one or more examples of something mentioned previously in the sentence and can be used interchangeably with “for example” or “such as.” The use of e.g. implies that there are other examples not mentioned in the list. Here are some examples of how to use e.g. in a sentence:

• “The Summer Olympics is composed of a variety of sports (e.g., gymnastics, swimming, and tennis).”
• “Many genes are involved in neural tube development, e.g., Sonic Hedgehog, BMPs, and the Hox genes.”
• Note: because e.g. implies that other examples are being omitted, do not use etc. in the same list.

I.e. Meaning (id est)

i.e. is the abbreviation for the Latin phrase id est, meaning “that is.” This abbreviation is used when you want to specify something mentioned previously; it can be used interchangeably with “specifically” or “namely.” Here are some examples of how to use i.e. in a sentence:

• “Only one city, i.e., London, has hosted the Summer Olympics three times.”
• “Every genetics student learns the two basic methodologies in the field, i.e., forward genetics and reverse genetics.”

Easy Ways to Remember the Difference

A helpful way to remember which abbreviation to use is by looking at the first letter in each acronym and using mnemonic devices. If you’re confused about which abbreviation to use, associate the ‘i’ in i.e. with “in other words.”

For e.g., think of the ‘e’ as standing for “example” instead of the less common term “exempli.”

I.e. and E.g. Punctuation and Formatting

• Parenthesis are not completely necessary, but they help the reader follow and understand the use of the abbreviation.
• Always use periods after each letter in both acronyms.
• A comma should be used after the acronym like the following:
• i.e.,
• e.g.,
• Don’t use italics.
• Use lowercase letters when using i.e. or e.g. in a sentence. The only exceptions to this is when:
• The abbreviation starts a sentence
• The abbreviation is in the title

We hope that this clears up some confusion about these terms. Please email us with any questions. Best of luck with your writing!

Shoterning

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Shortening is the process and the result of forming a word out of the initial elements (letters, morphemes) of a word combination

Shortening

To make a new word from a syllable (or two) of the original words. The latter may lose it’s beginning (telephone – phone, defence — fence), it’s ending (holidays – hols, advertisement- ad), or both the beginning and the ending (influenza – flu, refrigerator — fridge)

To make a new word from the initial letters of a word group:

U.N.O – United Nation Organization, B.B.C. and et c.

Types of Shortening

clipping

acronyms

blending

abbreviation

C l i p p i n g

is a type of word-building shortening of spoken words

m e d i a l clipping (or s y n c o p e , from Greek «syncope» a cutting up), e.g., fancy (fantasy), ma’am (madam) .

f i n a l clipping (or a p o c o p e , from Greek «apokoptein» — cut off), e.g., cap (captain), gym (gymnasium, gymnastics) , lab (laboratory), ed (editor ) ;

i n i t i a l clipping (or a p h e s i s , i.e. a p h e r e s i s , from Greek «aphairesis» — a taking away ), e.g., cap (captain), phone (telephone), story (history), chute (parachute ) ;

may be combined and result in the curtailed words with the middle part of the prototype retained, e.g., flu (influenza), frig (refrigerator), tec (detective )

structure of the prototype

shortened words correlated with w o r d s , e.g ., cabbie (cabman), nightie (nightdress), teeny (teenager) ;

shortened words correlated with p h r a s e s , e.g. , finals (final examinations), perm (permanent wave), pop (popular music), pub (public house), taxi (taximeter-cab ).

The process of formation is also called t e l e s c o p i n g , because the words seem to slide into one another like sections of a telescope . E.g., brunch (breakfast + lunch), smog (smoke + fog), smaze (smoke + haze), slimnastics (slim + gymnastics ) .

B l e n d i n g is a type of compounding by means of merging parts of words into new one word .

coining a new word from the initial elements of one word and the final elements of another, e.g. , drunch (drink + lunch), skort (skirt + short ) ;

combining the initial elements of one word with a notional word, e.g., mobus (motors + bus), legislady (legislative lady) .

coining a new word by combining one notional word arid the final element of another word, e.g., manglish (man + English), radiotrician (radio + electrician );

A b b r e v i a t i o n is a type of shortening when words are formed from the initial letters of each part of a phrasal term. Abbreviations are pronounced as a series of letters, i.e. the alphabetical reading of the letters is retained. E.g., B.B.C. (The British Broadcasting Corporation), M.P. (Member of Parliament), P.M. (Prime Minister), T.V. (Television), Y.C.L. (The Young Communist League ).

A specific type of abbreviations having no parallel in Ukrainian is represented by Latin abbreviations, which are not read as Latin words but substituted by their English equivalents , e.g., a.m. (ante meridium) – in the morning; p.m. (post meridiem) – in the afternoon;

Definition

Exampels

A c r o n y m s (from Greek «acros» end + «onym» name) are abbreviated words formed from the initial letters of word-combination; the abbreviated written form lends itself to be read as though, it were an ordinary English word and sounds like an English word.

  NATO   /neitou/ — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization,  UNO  /ju:nou/ — United Nations Organization,  SALT   /solt/ — Strategic Arms Limitation Talks,  radar  – radio detecting and ranging;  laser   – light amplification stimulated emission radio;  maser  – microwave amplification stimulated emission radio.

Christian names in acronyms:

Fred  – fast reading electric device;

Oscar  – orbiting satellite;

Eva   – electronic velocity analyzer.

Shortenings and abbreviations are widely used in English. They help to simplify the language and save our time. But at the same time if you don’t catch the right meaning, you have got some difficulties with communication. So let’s focus on English shortenings and abbreviations today.
An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase. It consists of a group of letters taken from the word or phrase. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr., abbrv. or abbrev (the information was taken from Wikipedia)
 The first abbreviations were taken from Latin:
e.g. — for example (Latin exampli gratia)
a.m.- in the morning (ante meridiem)
p.m.-in the afternoon (post meridiem)
i.e.-that is (id est)
etc — and other things (et cetera)
The first list of abbreviations «Modus Legendi Abbreviature» was created in 1475. It consisted of 38 (!) pages. We can find ‘gle — general’ there.
In 1641 an abbreviation ‘cit -citizen’ appeared. In 1660 ‘miss-mistress’ appeared.
In 1837 Charles Dickens used  the abbreviations P.V.P. — Perpetual Vice- President, M.P.C.- Member Pickwick Club, G.C. — General Chairman in his «Posthumous Papers of  the Pickwick Club».
O.K.- okey (Oll Korrect, a jokey misspelling «All Correct») and N.Y.- New York , co-ed -cooperative education, gym — gymnasium, fan -fanatic. 
But the most used abbreviations have appeared  in 1991 due to the World Wide Web. We use a lot of shortenings and abbreviations while chatting on-line or texting. It’s so called DIGISPEAK.
 And here is the list of these abbreviations:

We also use many shortenings in spoken English. They are:
sis – sister

I also remember the abbreviation DUFF proposed by a famous young writer Kody Keplinger 

As you can see people have invented a new language and they understand one another pretty good

I hope so:) 

Ok, BFN, CUL;)

PS: If you know another abbreviations, please write them in  comments.It’ll be nice to learn something new.

As a writer, I’m hypersensitive to reusing words. If I write «That sounds great» in the first sentence of an email, I won’t sign off with «Have a great weekend.»

Yet even if you’re not as nitpicky as me (I hope you’re not as nitpicky as me), mixing up the phrases you use is a good idea. This habit makes you a better speaker and writer and helps you avoid sounding repetitive. Whether you’re in a meeting, drafting an email, talking on a sales call, giving a presentation, or writing a memo, using strong, persuasive, varied language gets your point across more effectively.

I’ve already written about alternatives for a number of common phrases, but what about «for example»? This one may come up most of all.

Without further ado, here are 13 different ways to say «for example.»

1. «For instance …»

«For example» and «for instance» can be used interchangeably.

• «Our product has several features your reps will love; for instance, they can schedule a series of emails …»

2. «To give you an idea …»

Use this phrase to introduce a use case or example.

• «The right training program will ‘stick’ for months and months. To give you an idea, Abel Co.’s sales team’s average productivity rate per rep increased by 30% in the first quarter after our workshop — and it’s stayed within two percentage points ever since.»

3. «As proof …»

After you make a point, say «as proof» followed by an anecdote or statistic.

• «Unhealthy snacks might be hurting employee satisfaction more than you’d think. As proof, HereNow’s eNPS score went up 10 points once we revamped their office ‘pantry.'»

4. «Suppose that …»

This phrase makes your listener the star of the story, which helps grab and keep their attention.

• «Surprisingly, most salespeople spend the majority of their day on non-selling tasks. Suppose that all the time you currently spend in your CRM could be put toward emailing, calling, and meeting with prospects.»

5. «To illustrate …»

When you want to prove your point, try this expression.

• «Everyone needs a good cybersecurity strategy — even if you’re not in a ‘risky’ industry. To illustrate, we just protect a client in the consumer pet space, of all things, from an extremely sophisticated attack that would’ve taken every single one of their 100 stores offline for hours, maybe even days.»

6. «Imagine …»

Asking the other person to imagine themselves in a relevant situation makes them likelier to believe you.

• «Imagine every single franchise you own doubled their sales. What impact would that have on your life?»

7. «Pretend that …»

Along similar lines, «Pretend XYZ happened» is another effective alternative to «for example.»

• «Onboarding has a huge impact on your retention rate. Pretend new employees could spend their first 10 days learning about your product, team, culture, and customers. What impact would that have on their performance?»

8. «To show you what I mean …»

If you’re using content — like a customer testimonial, video, blog post, case study, press release, etc. — to prove your point, this phrase comes in handy.

• «Millennials work harder when they feel they are contributing to a larger purpose. To show you what I mean, here’s an article about what happened when we rolled out a ‘Danco Cares’ internal marketing campaign.»

9. «Let’s say …»

«Let’s say» is a folksy alternative to «imagine» or «suppose.»

• «Let’s say you could attract five times more people to your website.»

10. «Case in point …»

For the times you’ve made a bold claim and need to back it up with the perfect example, go for «case in point …»

• «It might sound too good to be true, but simply adding more recycle bins can make your restaurant produce far less trash. Case in point: We put three bins inside Pita Palace’s Westwood location and removed one trash bin, and waste decreased by 13.9%.»

11. «e.g.»

This Latin abbreviation (which is always lowercase) means «for example.»

• «You have a lot of opportunity to grow, e.g., it doesn’t sound like you’ve optimized your pricing page in years.»

12. «Such as …»

If you need to illustrate a certain point, use «such as » to explain further.

• «Clients who used the Standard CRM saw positive changes for their sales teams, such as productivity increases of 15% and a 40% increase in sales revenue.»

13. «In particular …»

Is there a certain section of your message you’d like to emphasize? If so, try using «in particular» to highlight the areas of emphasis.

• «With a custom email sending IP address, your email strategy will reap many benefits. In particular, you’ll see an improvement in email deliverability.«

With 13 alternatives to choose from, you’ll never have to use «for example» again and again … well, again. To learn more, check out this follow-up thank you email next.