Well I checked. It's listed in the Internet Acronym Dictionary as both 'honest' and 'humble'. I always thought it was honest, but obviously you have to consider who writes it to make that decision. So what I said goes only some percentage of the time.
Don P. J. Alling wrote: > 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
