Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 19:06:54 -0400 From: "Otter" <otterr@telocity.com> To: "freebsd-questions mailing list" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Abbreviations Message-ID: <HLEDJBJKDDPDJBMGCLPPEEMDCDAA.otterr@telocity.com> In-Reply-To: <20000923203434.A1313@goku.kasby>
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}I'm sorry if this question is not directly FreeBSD-related, but I }think it could help not-English (or not-American) people, like me, to }better understand messages posted to this list. } }What do abbreviations like IMHO, BTW, FWIW, etc... mean? } }My guesses are: } * IM(H)O: In My (Humile) Opinion actually, it's "humble" or "honest" -Otter } * BTW: By The Way } * FWIW: For What Is Worth } * WTF: What The F*** (I hope I'm completely wrong here!) } }Please correct and/or fill this list, so I can understand what I'm }reading! } }If you think that this list could be useful, it could be posted }regularly like Greg Lehey's email or even appended to it, tough it's }my understanding that he advises against using an unclear language }(correct me if I'm wrong, Greg). } } Francesco Casadei, from Italy } } }To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org }with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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