"In my honest opinion" is not an especially common saying. "In my humble opinion" is much more common, and is commonly agreed to be the source of IMHO. It's even less honest, of course.
John On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:05:12 +0100, Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
