Why is “i.e.” read as “that is”?

Some people read “i.e.” as “eye eee” and some others (me included) read it as “that is”. Did a quick search on dictionary.com and found that “i.e.” stands for “id est” which is Latin for “that is”. Now, I know! 🙂

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