# Iirc **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 8, 2003, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iirc/153691 "2003-02-08T08:21:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wolfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Wolfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfe)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iirc/153691/1 "2003-02-08T08:21:11Z")
What does IIRC stand for? I see it used quite often on the fora but don’t know what it stands for. Please enlighten. ---
**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iirc/153691/2 "2003-02-08T08:23:20Z")
If I Recall Correctly ---
**Author:** ![Wolfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Wolfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfe)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iirc/153691/3 "2003-02-08T08:27:21Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![something\_clever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@something\_clever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/something_clever)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iirc/153691/4 "2003-02-08T09:01:49Z")
another one you will (i have) see a lot… ymmv means your mileage may vary it took me a minute to figure these out at first too… ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iirc/153691/5 "2003-02-08T12:02:13Z")
In the forum About This Message Board, there’s a thread about abbreviations. There are quite a few. I find 'em distracting. When I see “YMMV,” I think of a Humvee filled with luscious young women, a Yumvee. I’m no longer irked by IIRC, but I know some readers are confused by it.