It's IM shorthand. You've seen kids sending Instant Messages back and forth on little handheld devices, yes? So small you type with your thumbs? Typing that way is difficult, so they tend to abbreviate most commonly used phrases. YMMV = your mileage may vary AFAIK = as far as I know OTOH = on the other hand IMHO = in my humble opinion BTW = by the way There's bunches more. Puzzle them out like personalized license plates at a stop sign. -- Hogarth Hughes Richard Smallfield wrote: >At 05:06 AM Monday 11/1/04, you wrote: > > >>But that's just me. Clearly, YMMV. >> >> > >Sorry to be slow, but what does YMMV mean? It may be crucial to the whole email, after all!!:) > >yours unintelligently, >Richard > >-- >http://smallfield.vze.com >http://photos.smallfield.vze.com > > "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; > an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. " > --Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) > > > > > >
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Re: [Digital BW] What is this??!!
2004-10-31 by Hogarth Hughes
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