# Help a newbie please!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-newbie-please/166979>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 7, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-newbie-please/166979 "2003-04-07T02:35:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![flat\_pitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90ced4/32.png) [@flat\_pitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flat_pitch)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-newbie-please/166979/1 "2003-04-07T02:35:34Z")

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Hi All

I’m new here, been surfing a week or so. One thing I have come across is the term “IIRC”. I feel stupid for being ignorant, but what does it mean?

Thanks

Flat…

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**Author:** ![d12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71c47a/32.png) [@d12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d12)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-newbie-please/166979/2 "2003-04-07T02:37:19Z")

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If I recall/remember correctly

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-newbie-please/166979/3 "2003-04-07T02:38:52Z")

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If I Recall Correctly.

Lots [here](http://www.gaarde.org/acronyms/)

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**Author:** ![flat\_pitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90ced4/32.png) [@flat\_pitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flat_pitch)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-newbie-please/166979/4 "2003-04-07T02:39:04Z")

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Man you guys are on it quick! Many thanks.

Flat…

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**Author:** ![SandWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@SandWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandWriter)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-newbie-please/166979/5 "2003-04-07T04:43:09Z")

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I’m surprised no one said IIRC, IIRC stands for If I Recall Correctly…

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**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-newbie-please/166979/6 "2003-04-07T13:11:09Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB **flat pitch**.

For fairly comprehensive lists of abbreviations…

…check out this SDMB thread.  
[A SDMB thread re: acronyms (abbreviations?)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2528)

…and a couple outside references.  
[Netlingo: Acronyms & Shorthand](http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm)  
[Acronym Finder](http://www.acronymfinder.com/).

…and here are some other SDMB threads you might want to look at if you have a lot of time on your hands…  
[Abbreviations and stuff](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27417)  
[Phrase abbreviations in threads (Newbie alert!)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28369)  
[Attn Newcomers - Abbreviations List](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32636)  
[Message Board abbreviations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=57452)  
[abbreviations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=80573)  
[YMMV and other SDMB abbreviations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115129)