Woah wait, do people say "example given" or "egg" instead? I always say eee gee and eye eee.

e.g. stands for exempli gratia rather than example given, and it means "for example" in modern parlance.

I've always heard "eee gee" for "e.g."

I've always said 'for example'

For example (e.g.) or that is (i.e.)

eg doesn't stand for "example given", it stands for "exempli gratia".

I say eee gee and eye eee for e.g. and i.e. when reading those out loud. Doesn't everyone?