What does E.G. mean?

Answer by  John (9008)

E. G. (usually written e. g. ) is an abbreviation for the latin term exempla gratia, which means "for example. " This is commonly used to preface a list of examples to illustrate a point. It implies that the list is not exhaustive--in other words, that these are just some of several items in a category.

Answer by  Anonymous

it means example given

Answer by  isis36 (161)

E. G. is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase "exempli gratia", which pretty much translates to "for example", so people use it before giving examples.