i.e. means "that is." from the origin is "id est."
e.g. means "for example." from the origin "exempli gratia."
In American English, generally follow i.e. and e.g. with a comma.
Random: Roman Numerals has no representation for zero, since they could not see the logic in counting things that you do not have. That might be why Arabians (with a Arabian number system that include a representation for zero) are stereotyped as rich and greedy, rather than Romans...
per se: another commonly misspelled Latin phrase used in English arguments for "by itself" or "by themselves".
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