How to distinguish between "."." and "."."

The two abbreviations "." and "." are easy to confuse because many people don't know what they mean. This article will teach you how to correctly understand and use these two abbreviations

1. Understand the meaning."." is Latinid estThe abbreviation of   means "that is" (i.e.), "." is Latinexempli gratiaThe abbreviation of   means "for the sake of example" (as in the example).

2. Link usage with easy-to-remember phrases.It may be difficult to remember Latin, so remember "." as "in essence", "in other words", and "." as "example given".

3. Use "i.e." Let's explain."." is used to explain or describe what was said in another way after a sentence.

The elephant is a pachyderm, ., an animal with thick skin and nails resembling hooves. Thick, hoofed animal)

I went to my least favorite place (., the dentist).

4. Note, "i.e. "The following is a general definition of extension, or it can be a metaphor. If you replace "." with "in other words" sentences, it will be smooth, but if it is "for example", it will not work.

5、Try to change the abbreviation to the original meaning, if it sounds smooth, it may be used correctly.For example, "I like quiet activities (., reading)" (I like quiet activities (for example, reading)". If you use ., "in other words" is better than "that is."

6. Use "e before one or more examples.g."Think about what you want to follow "." as a category, and then see what you can put in this category:

Buy some vegetables, ., carrots.

I like power metal (., Firewind, Iced Earth, Sonata Arctica). (I like energy metal music, such as the Wind Band, the Iceland Band, Aurora Sonata Orchestra)

Note that "." is not smooth to say "." "Carrots" are not all vegetables, but just one. If you want to use ".", you can say "BuySome vegetables, ., the edible part of any plant." Similarly, the band name is just a piece of music Part of it, if you want to use "." Then "I like power metal, ., fast metal with symphonic elements and epic themes." (I like can Metallic music, that is, the style of fast metal music matching symphonic elements and epic themes)

7. Both are brackets or commas.To indicate separate clauses, you can add a comma before it or enclose it in brackets. Both of the above examples are used. If you use brackets, use them before the two abbreviations. Write the corresponding example or explanation and close the brackets after writing them.

In American English, add a comma after "." and ".", but you don't need to add it in English.