Was going through some of my blog entries and was thinking about some of my frequent acronyms. Most of them are known, but still worth mentioning here. Many are hedges.

• IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
• IMVHAWISHIMVVVHO: In My Very Humble (And When I Say “Humble,” I Mean “Very, Very, Very Humble”) Opinion
• BTW: By The Way
• OIC: Oh, I see!
• IOW: In Other Words
• AFAICT: As Far As I Can Tell
• AFAIK: As Far As I Know
• RDF: Reality Distortion Field
• FTW: For the Win!
• YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary
• FUD: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
• IANA: I am Not A…
• IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer
• IANAC: I Am Not a Crook
• IANAC: I Am Not a Coder
• IIRC: If I remember correctly
• SWMBO: She Who Must Be Obeyed
• OTOH: On the Other Hand
• RSN: Real Soon Now
• CLI: Command-Line Interface
• BFF: Best Friend Forever
• RERO: Release Early, Release Often
• FLOSS: Free/Libre/Open Source Software
• IWTBF: Information Wants to Be Free
• TBC: To Be Continued
• RTFM: Read The Fine Manual (polite version for “Read The F… Manual“)
• RTFA: Read The Fine Article (haven’t RTFA)
• ÀMHA: À Mon Humble Avis
• À+: À plus tard!
• ÀLP: À la prochaine!
• ABM: American Bashing Mode (coined by a colleague from the U.S.)
• PTR: Promotion, Tenure, Reappointment (in universities in colleges, especially)
• SBM: Slightly Better Muffin.
• 1337: Hacker/geek/elite (from leet).
• TIMTOWTDI: There Is More Than One Way To Do It.
• GTD: Getting Things Done
• As comments/marks:
  • IF: Insightful
  • OC: Original and Creative
  • HP: Honest and Personal
  • TR: Thoughtful and Reflexive
  • EX: Appropriate Examples
  • ED: Elaborate and Detailed
  • CSF: Concise and Straightforward
• SEO: Search Engine Optimization
• FWIW: For What It’s Worth
• ISP: Internet Service Provider
• GNoCS: Glocal Network of City-States

[To be updated]