2010-05-24

Common acronyms seen in internal mails

We see many acronyms in our internal mails, and some may not be obvious, especially to non-native speakers. Here's some of the more commonly seen ones:

AFAICT: As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
ASAP: As Soon As Possible
ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival (estimate to when something is expected to be done, or the time someone or something will be arriving, etc)
FYI: For Your Information
FWIW: For What It's Worth
IIRC: if I recall correctly or if I remember correctly
IMO: in my opinion
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion. can also mean In My Honest Opinion

A lot of acronyms/jargons can be found here: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/f/fwiw.htm

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