# What useful abbrevation should we start using?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-useful-abbrevation-should-we-start-using/156621>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 21, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-useful-abbrevation-should-we-start-using/156621 "2003-02-21T20:49:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![TVGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@TVGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVGuy)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-useful-abbrevation-should-we-start-using/156621/21 "2003-02-24T03:36:03Z")

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HTHSIK = How The Hell Should I Know?

I’ve been having to use this a lot lately - I don’t know why certain individuals in my life seem to think that I am the universal source of all knowledge. They _KNOW_ how truly dumb I am, after all.

GIY _ **INDEED!!** _

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**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-useful-abbrevation-should-we-start-using/156621/22 "2003-02-24T15:57:41Z")

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WUASWSU

What useful abbrevation should we start using?

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