Klarinet Archive - Posting 001015.txt from 1997/02

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Subj: Re: E-mail shorthand
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 07:24:05 -0500

Scott Lipcon wrote:
>
> On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Nathaniel F Johnson wrote:
>
> > What is IMNSHO? I'm sure that this is part of the language of shorthand
> > for E-mail users, but I only know a very few of these phrases. Does
>
> IMHO is much more common - it stands for In My Humble Opinion. I've
> actually never seen IMNSHO, but I'd be willing to bet that its In My Not
> So Humble Opinion.

Thats's it!

> AFAIK - As Far As I Know
> TIA - Thanks In Advance

> > anyone have a collection of them, along with their meanings, that they
> > can post for those of us who are fairly new to the E- scene?

ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing

It's something like Ham Radio - there are lots more that I can only use
if no one is asking me to tell them what they are ...

There's a page at MIT (I think) that has 'em - I'll check it out when
I get a chance & post a pointer to it.

Cheers,
--
Mark Charette "How can you be in two places at once
charette@-----.com when you're not anywhere at all?"
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