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I normally wouldn’t be this pedantic, but given that this is a conversation about pedantry it only seems right: you’re using i.e. and e.g. backwards.

My mnemonic is “In Essence” and “for EGsample”

I just remember the actual words:

* e.g. exempli gratia (or, in Spanish, ejemplo gratis)

* i.e. id est (literally means "that is")

"example given" is what I've found easiest to remember.

I like: "In Ether words" and "Example Given"