What does EG stand for?

Exempli Gratia (Latin: For Example)

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Lots of people happily and correctly use eg, id and NB without knowing that their full Latin versions are exempli gratia ('with thanks to the example'), id est ('that is') or nota bene ('note well').

Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere*; Friends, Romans and ...

The first stands for exempli gratia, meaning for example; the second represents id est, meaning that is.

'Why is the word 'etal' on my statement?' Ask the tax man

BANNED PHRASES, AND THEIR ALTERNATIVES Ad hoc - for this special purpose, improvised Ad lib, ad libitum - impromptu, shortened to fill up time Bona fide - in good faith, genuine Eg, exempli gratia - for example Etc, et cetera - and so on Ie, id est - that is Inter alia - among other things NB, nota bene - please note or this is important Per - each, a Per se - for itself, by itself, as such Prima facie - at first sight Pro rata - in proportion Pro tem - for the time being, temporarily Quid pro quo - equivalent, give or take Status quo - existing condition or state of things Vice versa - the other way round Via - by way of, through Viz (videlicet) - that is to say, namely

The councils who say that Latin is a four-letter word