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From: Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] A little help for non-native English speakers
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 18:27:53 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2018-02-01, Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org> wrote:

> Well, as long as we're explaining grammar, I'll elaborate a tiny bit
> more since a lot of people (including native English speakers) get
> these wrong.
>
> e.g is used when giving one example when many could have used.

You also use e.g. when giving multiple examples.  To quote Grammar Girl.

  "I like card games, e.g. bridge and crazy eights.

> An example: "Some people in life suffer misfortunes, e.g. having a
> meteor land on their house."  This is just one example of a
> misfortune somebody could suffer, and there are many other unstated
> misfortunes.

  "Some people in life suffer misfortunes, e.g. fire, flood,
   earthquake or a meteor strike."

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