Question: What is a fact?
Answer: A fact is a statement that can be proved true through objective evidence.
This evidence may be physical proof or the testimony of witness (spoken
or written).
Question: What is an opinion?
Answer: An opinion is a statement that can not be objectively proved true or false.
Opinions usually express beliefs, feelings, judgements that a person may
have on or about a subject.
Question: What is the difference between the abbreviation i.e., and e.g.
Answer: The abbreviation i.e. (i.e., that is) is often confused with other
abbreviations (e.g., e.g.). The i.e. generally is used to introduce matter
that is explanatory as opposed to being the name of an example or list of
examples. If you can say for example as a substitute for the abbreviation,
you want to use e.g., not i.e. Do not italicize or underline these
abbreviations.
Question: What is the difference between abbreviations and acronyms.
Answer: There is a difference between acronyms and abbreviations. An acronym
is usually formed by taking the first initials of a phrase or compounded-
word and using those initials to form a word that stands for something.
Thus NATO, which we pronounce NATOH, is an acronym for North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, and LASER (which we pronounce "lazer"),
is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of
Radiation. FBI, then, is not really an acronym for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; it is an abbreviation. AIDS is an acronym; HIV is an
abbreviation. URL is an abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator
(World Wide Web address), but many people pronounce it as "Earl,"
making it a true acronym, and others insist on pronouncing it as three
separate letters, "U * R * L," thus making it an abbreviation.
