Sorry to be even pickier...
Heinlein USED the term TANSTAAFL in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" in
1966. The term had been in common use in economics for more than a decade
before that.
I first ran across it as TINSTAAFL in economics classes in '61 (I have a
Masters in Economics), and at the time it was attributed to Prof. Alvin
Hansen a noted Harvard economist. TINSTAAFL is "There is no such thing..."
so it is the same thing with proper grammar. I have seen it used as early as
the mid-50's. But TANSTAAFL precedes TINSTAAFL and goes back to the 40's
though I don't remember the context for that.
T*NSTAAFL is at the heart of economic and environmental issues. It's not
surprising it surfaced there first.
Eric
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From: John D'Ausilio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: John D'Ausilio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Dan Romanchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] IMHO
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:59:27 -0400
sorry to be picky :)
it's TANSTAAFL .. and the acronym was coined by Robert Heinlein ("The
Moon is a Harsh Mistress .. a *great* book) rather than having 'net
origins ...
ymmv .. W1RT/John
On 9/28/05, Dan Romanchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> IMHO = in my humble opinion
>
> Some other shorthand you'll see from time to time include:
>
> btw = by the way
> rotflmao = rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
> taanstafl = there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
>
> 73!
>
> Dan KB6NU
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> ron wrote:
> > Robert C. Abell wrote:
> >
> >> IMHO anyway, for what it's worth (not much).
> >
> >
> > pardon me for not keeping up with computer
> > slang (my preference is radio, heh heh)
> > but what does IMHO means???
> >
> > I see it more often and it drives me crazy
> > not knowing what that means!
> >
> > Some people who drive cars know nothing about them,
> > I use a computer and know nothing either! (smile)
> >
> > Ron wb1hga
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