FYI
For Your Information
TRANSLATION
FYI = abk. für For Your Information = zu Ihrer Information/Kenntnisnahme, übrigens (woerterbuch.info) --- GOOGLE INDEX FYI: approximately 18,000,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
FYI, this interdisciplinary conference may be of interest.
(Yahoo Groups forum)
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FYI, technology accounted for 29 percent of all exports in 2000 and the high-tech sector created 234,800 new jobs in 2000, 4.6 percent more than the year before...
(www.eweek.com)
(Yahoo Groups forum)
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FYI, technology accounted for 29 percent of all exports in 2000 and the high-tech sector created 234,800 new jobs in 2000, 4.6 percent more than the year before...
(www.eweek.com)
Did you
know?
FYI (written, not spoken)
acronym
- For Your Information
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WORD ORIGIN
FYI, an abbreviation for "For Your Information", is a classic acronym commonly used in e-mail and Internet chat services. Originally a military term, it's an all-purpose alternative to the phrase "by the way" and can be used in different contexts:
- to simply bring something to someone's attention
FYI, the server will be down from 08:00 to 12:00 today for maintenance.
- to signify the importance or relevance of a piece of information (note the placement of the abbreviation within the sentence)
Then we talked about the new corporate logo. That, FYI, was the last agenda item.
- to signify a serious, business-like tone, usually in a disagreement or as part of a critique
- FYI, the system didn't crash until after you installed that new application.
The Internet has given us a wealth of abbreviations and acronyms. Here are some of the more common ones:
- BTW = by the way
- IMHO = in my humble opinion (see OWAD archive)
- BRB = be right back (used in chat rooms to let people know that you're taking a break)
- GR8 = great
- LOL = laughing out loud
- THX = thanks
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
write something like:
"FYI, the meeting will be held in the executive conference room instead of the 2nd floor conference room as planned."
acronym
- For Your Information
---
WORD ORIGIN
FYI, an abbreviation for "For Your Information", is a classic acronym commonly used in e-mail and Internet chat services. Originally a military term, it's an all-purpose alternative to the phrase "by the way" and can be used in different contexts:
- to simply bring something to someone's attention
FYI, the server will be down from 08:00 to 12:00 today for maintenance.
- to signify the importance or relevance of a piece of information (note the placement of the abbreviation within the sentence)
Then we talked about the new corporate logo. That, FYI, was the last agenda item.
- to signify a serious, business-like tone, usually in a disagreement or as part of a critique
- FYI, the system didn't crash until after you installed that new application.
The Internet has given us a wealth of abbreviations and acronyms. Here are some of the more common ones:
- BTW = by the way
- IMHO = in my humble opinion (see OWAD archive)
- BRB = be right back (used in chat rooms to let people know that you're taking a break)
- GR8 = great
- LOL = laughing out loud
- THX = thanks
---
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
write something like:
"FYI, the meeting will be held in the executive conference room instead of the 2nd floor conference room as planned."
