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Acronyms conserve bandwidth
Since time is the most precious commodity on the Net, anything you can do to conserve it for your readers will be appreciated. Using acronyms to shorten your messages saves your readers time, and it saves you time when creating the messages. Some common acronyms are:
IMHO (In my humble opinion)
IMNSHO (In my not-so-humble opinion)
BTW (By the way)
FWIW (For what it's worth)
YMMV (Your mileage may vary; i.e., your experience may differ)
RSVP (Reply, if you please; usually an invitation to a specific group member to respond to a point in a discussion group posting).
A little experience in your favorite discussions will help you learn about more acronyms in common use. Just be careful not to make up acronyms on your own that nobody but you understands.
