IMHO
In My Humble Opinion
TRANSLATION
IMHO = meiner Meinung nach, Meine bescheidene meinung Translation Note: LEO translates IMHO as "meiner unbedeutenden Meinung nach". However, a Google search shows that this phrase is not widely used. "Meine bescheidene meinung" has a much higher frequency. --- How important is this English word? IMHO: 27,700,000 Google Hits
STATISTICS
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"IMHO, the Internet is the most important development since the invention of the wheel."
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IMHO - In My Humble (Honest) Opinion
acronym
- A (net jargon) acronym often used in email, posting, and chat directly before an opinion that may be honest but is rarely humble.
(CNET.com Glossary)
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WORD ORIGIN
No one knows who actually created the acronym IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion - but there can be no arguing that it first surfaced during the 1980s in online chat rooms and e-mail services operated by commercial service providers like CompuServe and The SOURCE. This was before the Internet was being called the Internet.
IMHO now belongs to the long list of net jargon acronyms.
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"IMHO, my department plays the most critical role in the company's success."
acronym
- A (net jargon) acronym often used in email, posting, and chat directly before an opinion that may be honest but is rarely humble.
(CNET.com Glossary)
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WORD ORIGIN
No one knows who actually created the acronym IMHO - In My Humble/Honest Opinion - but there can be no arguing that it first surfaced during the 1980s in online chat rooms and e-mail services operated by commercial service providers like CompuServe and The SOURCE. This was before the Internet was being called the Internet.
IMHO now belongs to the long list of net jargon acronyms.
---
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"IMHO, my department plays the most critical role in the company's success."
