Why do people use "ig" or ie" when they give an example to something they are stating

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Like instead of writing "for ex." which I would take as "for example" they would use "ig" or "ie".

Why do people use "ig" or ie" when they give an example to something they are stating in writing?microsoft office

The abbreviations are i.e. for "that is" and e.g. for "for example." I don't know the exact words the i.e. and e.g. stand for but I believe they are Latin.

Why do people use "ig" or ie" when they give an example to something they are stating in writing?opera browser internet explorer

i.e stands for"that is" it's just a short form|||"e.g." (exemplia gratis) is a valid expression of "for example", but 'i.e.' which stands for "id est", means, "that is". They are just carryovers from when Latin was still in common use as a language.|||ie stands for "id est" - that is

eg (not ig) stands for "exempli gratia" - for example

I use "ie" all the time coz it's easier to type or write... same w/ eg.|||Just abbreviations (shortened forms) of "for example" and "that is."

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Why do people use "ig" or ie" when they give an example to something they are stating

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