# abbreviations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations/74985>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 5, 2001, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations/74985 "2001-08-05T14:23:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![upperdeckfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/65b543/32.png) [@upperdeckfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/upperdeckfan)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations/74985/1 "2001-08-05T14:23:19Z")

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I have tried to figure this one out, but now I have to ask: What does the abbreviaton IIRC mean? I see it used frequently by people posting to this message board.

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations/74985/2 "2001-08-05T14:25:03Z")

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If I Recall Correctly

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**Author:** ![daffodil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@daffodil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daffodil)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations/74985/3 "2001-08-05T15:41:22Z")

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IIRC; I was LMAO with my MIL \*\*and \*\* DIL about the same thing. IMHO really annoying. LOL.

CU

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**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Guy)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations/74985/4 "2001-08-05T16:38:27Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by daffodil \*  
> \*\*IIRC; I was LMAO with my MIL \*\*and \*\* DIL about the same thing. IMHO really annoying. LOL.
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> CU \*\*

ROFL!

(YMMV)

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**Author:** ![ObiWan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47774/32.png) [@ObiWan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ObiWan)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations/74985/5 "2001-08-05T16:50:19Z")

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You might find the information on the following web page helpful.

[http://www.tangled.com/acronyms.htm](http://www.tangled.com/acronyms.htm)

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations/74985/6 "2001-08-05T17:07:49Z")

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[list][list][list][list][list][list][list] **TWF**  
.:D.

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**Author:** ![daffodil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@daffodil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daffodil)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations/74985/7 "2001-08-05T18:44:17Z")

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Ditto, ObiWan.

Some Guy; “Your Mileage may vary”? Oh goodie. I’m real pleased with that. Suppose my mileage was stationary, so boring. 😉

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations/74985/8 "2001-08-05T19:51:41Z")

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