Dominikus Scherkl wrote:
"i. e." is an latin abbreviation for "in exemplum" meaning "for example" not "that is".
"i. e." = "id est" = "that is" "e. g." = "exempli gratia" = "for example" Cassel's English-German Dictionary, ISBN 0-02-522920-6, also says so. Best wishes, Otto Stolz
