# what do all those abbr. mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 8, 2002, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-all-those-abbr-mean/135807 "2002-11-08T00:51:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hootnholla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e480ec/32.png) [@Hootnholla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hootnholla)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-all-those-abbr-mean/135807/1 "2002-11-08T00:51:29Z")
OK, so when you guys say stuff like: et al, IMO, IMHO and all the other acros you use, what do you mean? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-all-those-abbr-mean/135807/2 "2002-11-08T00:54:27Z")
[see here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1959125#post1959125) ---
**Author:** ![Hootnholla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e480ec/32.png) [@Hootnholla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hootnholla)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-all-those-abbr-mean/135807/3 "2002-11-08T01:14:08Z")
Ah, sweet enlightenment ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2002, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-all-those-abbr-mean/135807/4 "2002-11-08T04:54:43Z")
Questions about this message board should go in ATMB. Since the question has been answered, I’ll close this thread rather than move it.