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On 15/08/2011 17:18, Lucio Santi wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu
> <mailto:neilc@norwich.edu>> wrote:
>
>     On 2011-08-14, Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com
>     <mailto:rosuav@gmail.com>> wrote:
>      > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Irmen de Jong
>     <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl <mailto:irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl>> wrote:
>      >> On 14-8-2011 7:57, rantingrick wrote:
>      >>> 8. Use "e.g." as many times as you can! (e.g. e.g.) If you use
>     "e.g."
>      >>> more than ten times in a single post, you will get an invite to
>      >>> Guido's next birthday party; where you'll be forced to do shots
>     whist
>      >>> walking the balcony railing wearing wooden shoes!
>      >>
>      >> I lolled about this one, e.g. I laughed out loud. But where
>      >> are the tulips and windmills for extra credit?
>      >>
>      >> Greetings from a Dutchman!
>
>     No credit. E.g., i.e., exampla gratis, means, "for example."
>
>
> The correct spelling is 'exempli gratia'. It's Latin.
>
> i.e., on the other hand, comes from 'id est' ('that is'). Latin too.
>
I remember reading a book about polymorphism in programming. The author 
said
it came from Latin. Nope.