Friday 17 June 2011

'For example' OR 'For examples'?

‘For example’ is considered as an idiom similar to ‘for instance’.
It can also be written in an abbreviation; e.g. (exempli gratia)

PLEASE TAKE NOTE!
Even though you have more than one example to be stated in your sentence, using ‘for examples’ instead of ‘for example’ is WRONG.
‘FOR EXAMPLE’ should always be expressed or stated WITHOUT ‘S’.
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5 comments:

  1. Ira29 December 2011 at 09:17

    yg ni pn aku confuse..selalu je guna for examples..
    thx hafiz..aku tgh buat thesis..in english ..so mmg blog ko ni membantu aku jugak..

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  2. Sir Hafidz29 December 2011 at 10:01

    You're welcome! G'luck for your thesis - Hafidz

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  3. Karthik27 August 2021 at 06:58

    Thanks

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  4. animohd6 October 2021 at 02:23

    Hi. Sorry, would you mind giving some references, because a client I am editing her module for keeps on writing "for examples" to list her examples in her document. I have trouble finding a grammar authority to reference this for her, and have even encountered correct usage of "for example" (https://textranch.com/208826/for-examples/or/for-example/ e.g. "For examples of good practice in this field, see the above
    mentioned report."), but within the correct context. Any help would be much appreciated. :)

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    1. animohd6 October 2021 at 02:24

      Sorry. I meant correct usage of "for examples"

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