CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
A portion of this appeal turns on the use of the abbreviated Latin phrase "i.e." These letters, generally translated as "that is to say," are like a parenthetical phrase that defines or explains more precisely the words preceding them. Little words sometimes constitute a trap for an unwary draftsman causing a contract to be strictly construed according to its written terms, as we construe it in this case, not broadly construed as the draftsman...
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