I’m glad to see other people have also dropped the periods to show abbreviations. For example, I now just write etc without the . And in my address I use Dr for Drive. No dot. My name is S Ball. The reason I came here is because I thought the rule was (ie, xxxxx) and (e.g. xxxxx) Whether it’s changed or not, aren’t these the original rules? Btw, I know the difference between ie and eg.

Thank you!
Stacie Ball
Word Nerd
Houston, TX

PS My sister and I are both fanatical about English usage, and seem to have both been born editors! Coincidence or could it be heredity? My three kids are all the same way. They never had to be taught how to spell, for example. In Kindergarten, their classmates would hound them for spelling help, to the point that their teachers had to make a new classroom rule to keep it under control. I really feel like great spellers are just born with that gift, while some of the most gifted people I know have trouble with it.