ID can be a shortened form of other words/phrases besides identifier. For example, "ID" can be a shortened form of identification card (e.g., "May I see an ID, please?"), or even the verb identify (as in, "The victim was able to ID the robbery suspect"). –

Dec 5, 2014 · Yes, it can depend on the style guide you're using, but since you're clearly not using a style guide, the plural of cat is cats, and the plural of ID is IDs. Simple as that. There is no reason to even consider an apostrophe. It conveys no additional information that the simple -s does not. As to "how to tell", what do you mean?

Oct 3, 2017 · @Catija - The question is asking about all ID cards, not just passports, so I suppose it could be considered a legitimate "western English-speaking culture" question. – J.R. ♦ Commented Oct 3, 2017 at 21:26

If you are going to use "didn't" then you should say "didn't bring my ID card". More generally, the sentence as a whole could do with some tweaks to improve understandability. I think what you are trying to say is something like: "Please don't consider docking my pay, as I was in the office, but did not have my ID card with me." –

Aug 12, 2010 · i.e. stands for id est (Latin), which means "that is". You use it to link in a deeper explanation about something. Pronounce it "eye - ee". e.g. stands for exempli gratia (also Latin), which means "for example". You use it to link in an example of …

Sorry for the confusion, actually I need to know why the answer not "to explain "The answer is not "to explain" because "would rather" takes the simple form of the verb - present simple when referring to your own actions, and past simple when referring to someone else's actions.

He did not bring his ID card today. - correct usage; He has not brought his ID card today - wrong usage ; He has not brought his ID card - acceptable; but it is up to the manager to decide if it is today or forever; I guess the above examples illustrate how the meaning can change depending on the usage of 'did not' and 'have not'.

Feb 10, 2011 · "id est" is an English language way (albeit from Latin) of writing a set of parentheses. They are not entirely interchangeable. But the main question, which is not being answered very well by the above, is that we do not need both within the same phrase, ex., a sentence should not have both, i.e., parentheses and id est.

Jul 13, 2023 · An abbreviation of the Latin phrase id est, i.e. means 'that is'; e.g. is an abbreviation of exempli gratia, meaning 'for example'. The meanings of these two abbreviations are different: i.e. introduces a paraphrase or further explanation, while e.g. introduces an example.

Jonathon Green's sources (as cited in Brian Hooper's answer) notwithstanding, the limerick that appears in Immortalia: An Anthology of American Ballads, Sailors' Songs, Cowboy Songs, College Songs, Parodies, Limericks, and Other Humorous …