What does this mean? I’ve seen it in different threads but its meaning escapes me. I’m still not up on intenet shorthand.
Your Mileage May Vary
Your Mileage May Vary.
Your Mileage May Vary, It implies that your worldview may be different from the poster’s.
Comes from some kind of sticker on cars or something like that.
Note that Google is quite helpful for this and other obscure abbreviations.
Although some people say it means “Your Mileage Might Vary”, other people will have different meanings for it, YMMV.
Thanks everyone. Seems obvious now that it’s spelled out for me.
Most of these common abbreviations and in-jokes are explained in a permanent thread in the About This Message Board forum:
Beginner’s Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards
And after reading that, please do not start using “hi, Opal”. We really did stop doing that about 8 years ago.
we did? I used it just last week. Boy, is my face red.