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| May 23, 2011 at 15:57 | history | edited | Unreason | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 23, 2011 at 15:56 | comment | added | Unreason | You are right, literally is wrong there, will edit. Thank you. | |
| May 23, 2011 at 15:38 | comment | added | Mario | it is perhaps "appropriate." However, you suggested that "that is to say" was what it "literally means." You might want "id dicere est" or "quod dicere est." | |
| May 23, 2011 at 15:29 | comment | added | Unreason | @Mario, if you translate directly from latin you are right; however the phrase "that is to say" is suggested as appropriate English translation. thefreedictionary.com/i.e. etymonline.com/index.php?term=i.e. | |
| May 23, 2011 at 15:14 | comment | added | Mario | It's just "that is", not "that is to say" | |
| May 23, 2011 at 11:57 | comment | added | Kit Z. Fox♦ | Yes, if you have examples twice in a sentence, you might consider using a single example sentence instead, either integrated or following what you just said with a "For example". | |
| May 23, 2011 at 9:41 | history | edited | Unreason | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 23, 2011 at 9:13 | history | edited | Unreason | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 23, 2011 at 8:23 | history | answered | Unreason | CC BY-SA 3.0 |