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In Reply to: Re: When people are expressing themselves verbally... posted by AudioHead on October 26, 2002 at 08:46:33:

my everyday conversation, I don't hear it on the news, I don't hear it on tv, I don't even read about people using that term in books or the paper. When I first started to visit the asylum, I had to ask my hubby what that IMO meant...didn't get it at first.
It seems to be unique to computer forums.
People say I liked this or that there the best IMO (who elses opinion could they be referring to?). I have used the term only a couple of times, and I'm not a no it all or egocentric. I trust that people know when I say I like or don't like something, it is indeed just my opinion.
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Re: redundancy - Ted in NJ 07:36:50 10/28/02 (0)
Dear Mrs. Piggy,
I agree that IMO and IMHO have become over-used. You give a good example with "I like....best, IMO". "I like" introduces an opinion; therefore, "IMO" is redundant. In correct web-speak, IMO should be substituted for "I like..." or "I think...". e.g., "IMO, ...is the best."
See my post above for my opinion on the validity of "IMO" and "IMHO".
I remain humbly,
Ted
Me Neither, Actually I Was Referring To.... - AudioHead 17:36:04 10/26/02 (1)
more generalized qualifications than IMO, IMHO, and many others on
the lists on the Net. Never heard of most of them until I saw them
on the lists. In my collective experiences, many times know-it-alls
are toned down by others with statements like, "that's just your
opinion", corrective feedback, as it were. Admittedly, much of my experience has been around academia
where even much casual conversation exhibits rather quasi-formal,
argumentative tones, and probably would not be representative of most
causal, everyday conversations of the general population. - AH
- BTW.... - AudioHead 06:29:34 10/27/02 (0)
  a coincidence, right after posting the above message, I sat down
  and half-attentively watched the movie "Stigmata" on Sci-fi Channel,
  in an early scene, a priest named Andrew was arguing with his
  superior. The superior said something like, "And this is fact..."
  Andrew responded, "...this is my opinion"!! My ears perked up
  and I smiled. Life is full of little surprises, thought it was worth
  mentioning.
  -AH

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