I always thought that IMHO stood for "in my humble opinion" though I suppose that you could interpret your way.
Don Williams wrote: >That hadn't occurred to me. I apologise. > >By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as >well? It's almost as bad as 'To tell you the truth' or 'To be truthful.' >The way our language is abused is often amusing and sometimes annoying. > >Don > >John Forbes wrote: > > >>It's not a question of whether you can type fast enough to type the whole >>phrase in full. It's a matter of putting a searchable string in the >>subject line so that people can use it to filter out the pictures. >> >>John >> >>On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:22:12 +0100, Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>I think 'approve' is the wrong word. Your approval doesn't matter one >>>way or the other. I don't use acronyms because I don't need them -- my >>>typing is fast enough. And I don't know them anyway. I think most stem >>>from days of yore when amateur radio operators (HAMS) used Morse code to >>>communicate (I did) and hundreds of such acronyms were in daily use -- >>>some in voice communication as well. I remember a few and I'm sure those >>>haven't changed much. But its a matter of taste and style that doesn't >>>require approval or disapproval. I'm not trying to start an argument, >>>merely making an observation. >>> >>>Don >>> >>>Bob W wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi Shel, >>>> >>>>thanks. >>>> >>>>I don't approve of all these abbreviations, and I never think about >>>>them when I'm composing an email anyway. If people miss my pics, well >>>>that's too bad for me I guess. >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Cheers, >>>> Bob >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>>>>Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff >>>>>Sent: 31 August 2006 01:41 >>>>>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>Subject: RE: Kite >>>>> >>>>>Hi Bob, >>>>> >>>>>I like the space and the openness of the pic, but ,maybe >>>>>there's a little >>>>>too much of it. I have a photo that's somewhat similar - a woman on >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>a >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>hilltop, sitting in a wheel chair, flying a kite, and every >>>>>time i see it I >>>>>wish I'd gotten a little closer. >>>>> >>>>>BTW, may I suggest that you put PAW or PESO in your subject >>>>>line. There >>>>>are those of us - quite a few actually - who filter the pics >>>>>from the rest >>>>>of the list traffic. I mostly see your pics by accident when >>>>>reading the >>>>>archives or when subscribed to the list because of a discussion that >>>>>interests me. >>>>> >>>>>Shel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>[Original Message] >>>>>>From: Bob W >>>>>> >>>>>>http://www.web-options.com/Kite.jpg >>>>>> >>>>>>It's a couple of years old, and I was disappointed with it because >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>I >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>felt at the time that I hadn't got what I wanted. But revisiting >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>it >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>(accidentally, while browsing my hard disk), I rather like the >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>space >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>and the freedom but perhaps I'm letting my sentiment cloud my >>>>>>judgement. I'd be interested to hear what others think. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>[email protected] >>>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
