On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 8:49 AM, Brian Abbott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm, I assumed (wrongly, obviously) that AIUI was a WKA (well known > acronym). > > Just for interest, who does / doesn't know these: > > AIUI - as I understand it > AKA - also known as > IMO - in my opinion > IOW - in other words > IMHO - in my humble opinion > AFAIK - as far as I know > AFAIR - as far as I recall > ATM - at the moment > BTW - by the way > FWIW - for what it's worth > YMMV - your mileage may vary > IIRC - if I recall correctly > HTH - hope this helps > LOL - laugh out loud > ROFLMAO - roll on the floor laughing my ass off > <gd&r> - grin duck and run > > All these are ones I tend to use out of the scores out there - and I'd > assumed that they were common currency. Maybe their use is dying out?
IIRC many of these originated with Usenet, which seems to be far less popular that it was in the past. In fact many IT 'professionals' have never even heard of it even though it's still a great resource. -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
