in other words vs v.g.

in other words

adv

  • used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification 

prep

  • Stated or interpreted another way; Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification. 

v.g.

adv

  • Used to introduce an example or list of examples to illustrate what is being discussed. 

How often have the words in other words and v.g. occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )