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Mirai55

26 Nov 2020

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Which is correct when suggesting an example?

Ex. ...

Or

e.g. ...

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ayzg

26 Nov 2020

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@Mirai55
e.g.
("e.g." is actually the shortened form of "example given")

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Mirai55

26 Nov 2020

Japanese

@ayzg Which is commonly used?

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ayzg

26 Nov 2020

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@Mirai55
e.g.

"Ex." ほとんど使いないと思います

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Mirai55

26 Nov 2020

Japanese

@ayzg

Does “e.g.” come in the beginning of the sentence?

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ayzg

26 Nov 2020

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@Mirai55
You can use it that way, or put it in brackets as a parenthesis

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Which is correct when suggesting an example? Ex. ...Ore.g. ... See a translation

@Mirai55 e.g.("e.g." is actually the shortened form of "example given")

@Mirai55 e.g."Ex." ほとんど使いないと思います

@Mirai55 You can use it that way, or put it in brackets as a parenthesis

Which is correct when suggesting an example?

Ex. ...

Or

e.g. ...

See a translation

@Mirai55
e.g.
("e.g." is actually the shortened form of "example given")

@Mirai55
e.g.

"Ex." ほとんど使いないと思います

@Mirai55
You can use it that way, or put it in brackets as a parenthesis