Abbreviations I use in e-mail

In any sphere of activity, there are abbreviations and initialisations that will be understood by all. As a Web geek, things like AFAICT and IMO need little explanation. But, well, sometimes they do need expanding a little. So here's a guide to the abbreviations I (and others) commonly use in e-mail.

+ve

positive, as in “that's a very +ve comment…” (I can't recall using -ve but its meaning will be obvious)

AFAICT

as far as I can tell, as in, “AFAICT, no one had the idea before you…”

AFAIK

as far as I know, as in “AFAIK, she left the country but she may be back by now…”

AIUI

as I understand it, as in “AIUI, that's what that means, yes…”

btw

by the way, as in “btw that's really useful feedback…”

HTH

See below

ICYMI

in case you missed it, as in “ICYMI <link to something I think you'll find interesting>”

JFDI

Just f'in do it, as in “let's not get too hung up on the process and JFDI.”

IMO

in my opinion, as in “IMO this is a really good idea…”

IMHO

in my humble opinion - the more humble version of IMO

IIRC

if I recall correctly, as in “IIRC you first suggested that last week…”

LGTM

Looks good to me, as in “the thing you just sent me to review LGTM”

POV

point of view, as in, “from my POV, this is a really good idea…”

tbh

to be honest, as in, “I wish I'd thought of that tbh.”

TL;DR

Too Long; Didn't Read, as in “TL;DR I support your proposal” followed by a lengthy, tightly argued and well-referenced explanation of why I support your proposal. See also this definition.

WDYT?

what do you think?, as in, “WDYT of this proposal?”

wrt

with respect to, as in, “this makes a lot of sense wrt what we said last time…”

HTH

hope this helps - a common sign off from me