What is wrong with using e.g.? [duplicate]

Solution 1:

As I commented, a possible cause is that of the missing comma after e.g.; Pam Peters in her Cambridge guide to English usage says:

The punctuation before and after e.g. has long been the subject of prescription. A comma used to be considered necessary after it, and is still usual, according to the Chicago Manual (2003). But most style guides now dispense with the following comma, and simply emphasize having one before it.

So, some still suggest the usage of a comma after e.g. Actually, whenever I didn't put a comma after e.g. in a paper, the typesetter added it.

Indeed, this is easy to check: add a few commas here and there and see what happens!