On Saturday 28 April 2007, Dan Lewis wrote: > But don't we have to be a little careful in using > jargon? This seems especially true when there is no > obvious meaning to those who do not know what it means. > IIRC is another example that I see once in a while. I > still have no idea what it means. Besides, these > abbreviations were created because of much slower modems. > It would be nice to see the actual words once in a while. > Assuming the reader knows what our jargon is suppose to > mean when there is evidence to the contrary does not make > a lot of sense, does it?
IIRC = If I Remember/Recall Correctly IMHO = In My Humble Opinion but this one is a farce because no opinions are Humble. They should just use IMO Here is just one of many web sites that have this kind of information available. http://www.geocities.com/ikind_babel/babel/babel.html -- If the word following begins with a vowel, the word you want is... to read the rest of this, go here http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/a.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
