What is the difference among "viz.", "i.e.", and ":"?
In listing items, I wrote as follows.

[1] There are four members in my family: father, mother, sister, and me.
[2] There are four members in my family, viz., father, mother, sister, and me.
[3] There are four members in my family, i.e., father, mother, sister, and me.

First, am I right about the usage of these expressions?
Next, are there any difference in nuances among them?
Also, could you give me some examples where only one/two of them is/are appropriate if any?

Thank you in advance.

Question

What is the difference among "viz.", "i.e.", and ":"?
In listing items, I wrote as follows.

[1] There are four members in my family: father, mother, sister, and me.
[2] There are four members in my family, viz., father, mother, sister, and me.
[3] There are four members in my family, i.e., father, mother, sister, and me.

First, am I right about the usage of these expressions?
Next, are there any difference in nuances among them?
Also, could you give me some examples where only one/two of them is/are appropriate if any?

Thank you in advance.

Answer

"viz". is from  the  Latin "videlicet"; the meaning is "namely" or "in other words" . The "z" ending comes from a medieval Latin symbol for "et".

"i.e"is from   the Latin "id est" - meaning "that is to say" indicating an 
explication
"and"= a conjuction meaning plus [+]

[1] There are four members in my family: father, mother, sister, and me.[[OK]
[2] There are four members in my family, viz., father, mother, sister, and me.[OK]
[3] There are four members in my family, i.e., father, mother, sister, and me.[ OK]

Answer

どういたしまして、お互い様です:)

Answer

soniyaさん、ありがとうございます。あなたが説明してくださったことが、まさに私が必要としていた情報です。コメントではなく、回答として書いてくださったら、あなたの回答をベストアンサーにしたいくらいです。 (名前の件、再度、ありがとうございました)

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let me add some points;)
１）. viz.とi.e.はフォーマルな状況で使われます、例えば、スピーチをする時や、文章を読むとき、viz.はnamelyで、i.e.はthat is と読んでいくのが普通だそうです。
２）. viz.はリストが挙げられる時に使われ、i.e.は日本語の換言すればと同じ意味ですね。
３）. イギリス英語では、i.e.の後ろにコマを付かなくてもいいんですが、アメリカ英語では付けられるらしいんですよ。
お役にたてれば幸いです。
　（お名前はずいぶん良くなりましたねぇ）

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