-*- mode:outline; coding: utf-8 -*-* Translation. http://www.microsoft.com/Language/en-US/StyleGuides.aspx Microsoft Style Guides are collections of rules that define language and style conventions for specific languages.* Latin abbreviation.** e.g.When you mean "for example," use e.g. It is an abbreviation for the Latinphrase "exempli gratia".** i.e.When you mean "that is," use "i.e." It is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase"id est".