I think 'approve' is the wrong word. Your approval doesn't matter one
way or the other. I don't use acronyms because I don't need them -- my
typing is fast enough. And I don't know them anyway. I think most stem
from days of yore when amateur radio operators (HAMS) used Morse code to
It's not a question of whether you can type fast enough to type the whole
phrase in full. It's a matter of putting a searchable string in the
subject line so that people can use it to filter out the pictures.
John
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:22:12 +0100, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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That hadn't occurred to me. I apologise.
By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as
well? It's almost as bad as 'To tell you the truth' or 'To be truthful.'
The way our language is abused is often amusing and sometimes annoying.
Don
John Forbes wrote:
It's not a
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Don Williams wrote:
By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as
Humble. As in Kate Humble.
Bob, please use PESO and PAW. Thanks.
Kostas
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From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/08/31 Thu AM 08:30:20 GMT
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That hadn't occurred to me. I apologise.
By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as
well? It's almost as bad
On 31/8/06, Don Williams, discombobulated, unleashed:
I'm not trying to start an argument,
merely making an observation.
Is this the five minute observation, or the full half-hour?
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QED -- Now you see why I don't use them -- with certain exceptions of
course.
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From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/08/31 Thu AM 08:30:20 GMT
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Subject: Re: Kite -- acronyms
That hadn't occurred to me. I apologise
I always thought that IMHO stood for in my humble opinion though I
suppose that you could interpret your way.
Don Williams wrote:
That hadn't occurred to me. I apologise.
By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as
well? It's almost as bad as 'To tell you the truth'
Although not in your case vbg LOL GDR
Shel
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From: mike wilson
By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as
well? It's almost as bad as 'To tell you the truth' or 'To be
truthful.'
The way our language is abused is often amusing and
Well I checked. It's listed in the Internet Acronym Dictionary as both
'honest' and 'humble'. I always thought it was honest, but obviously you
have to consider who writes it to make that decision. So what I said
goes only some percentage of the time.
Don
P. J. Alling wrote:
I always thought
I'm more of a sardonic chap. wg
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Although not in your case vbg LOL GDR
Shel
[Original Message]
From: mike wilson
By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as
well? It's almost as bad as 'To tell you the truth' or 'To be
On 8/31/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm more of a sardonic chap. wg
wry grin ?
Jostein
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In my honest opinion is not an especially common saying. In my humble
opinion is much more common, and is commonly agreed to be the source of
IMHO. It's even less honest, of course.
John
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Well I checked. It's
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I think 'approve' is the wrong word. Your approval doesn't matter
one
way or the other. I don't use acronyms because I don't need
them -- my
typing is fast enough. And I don't know
Jostein Øksne wrote:
On 8/31/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm more of a sardonic chap. wg
wry grin ?
Jostein
spot on 8-}
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