i hate this thread so much
― brimstead, Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:11 (six years ago) link
so is this but ppl still complain abt it and like to tell u 1 is better than the other:
"it it okay to point out"― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, May 3, 2018 7:13 AM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkall meaningless prefaces should be eliminated― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, May 3, 2018 7:14 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, May 3, 2018 7:13 AM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
all meaningless prefaces should be eliminated
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, May 3, 2018 7:14 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― F# A# (∞), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:16 (six years ago) link
Regadless of whether imo is shorter, language can be a plaything - obfuscation and meandering are worth something
― done and dusted (Ross), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:16 (six years ago) link
This forum is not without posters who believe all of their opinions are pure objective, unarguable facts.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:27 (six years ago) link
Is that a fact?
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:36 (six years ago) link
my posts are true facts stated
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:37 (six years ago) link
xp
In my humble opinion, I think it is
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:57 (six years ago) link
Everything’s radically subjective - can’t believe we’re still arguing about this
― done and dusted (Ross), Thursday, 3 May 2018 22:58 (six years ago) link
I don't think that fewer keystrokes = better communication. Or more clarity.
All of this is a voluntary leisure activity. If I want to type "in my opinion" instead of "imo" it harms you in no way whatsoever.
― NO REGERTS (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:13 (six years ago) link
Well you can’t argue with the facts
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:21 (six years ago) link
Something being better because of fewer characters was a joke :/
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:22 (six years ago) link
ok
― NO REGERTS (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:23 (six years ago) link
(also a joke btw)
― NO REGERTS (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:24 (six years ago) link
But yeah, if you need extra clarity of whether or not you are saying an opinion it’s because your target audience might include slow folk.
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:27 (six years ago) link
all too common in a large forum or comment section
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:28 (six years ago) link
Well this is disturbing https://t.co/TKbAQornkc pic.twitter.com/nTfyRQAftZ— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) May 2, 2018
― mh, Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:28 (six years ago) link
I'm one of those awful people who reads it as honest, not humble
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:31 (six years ago) link
I thought maybe it was just people that read buzzfeed, wtf dude
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:32 (six years ago) link
My excuse is that I'm so old, I can't properly translate internet lingo
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:33 (six years ago) link
yeah often this is necessary. people tend to take opinions in a very hostile way.
Old ILX was awful about taking things personally unless you added imo more or whatever.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:34 (six years ago) link
taking sides: ppl who describe themselves as honest vs ppl who describe themselves as humble
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:37 (six years ago) link
Humble is definitely the dud here
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:06 (six years ago) link
Call yer self honest sure that sounds reasonable enough - but calling yourself humble? Whole other level of bullshit
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:07 (six years ago) link
wait it’s *not* honest????
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:29 (six years ago) link
i’m so old i remember when it was on irc and usenet and shit and was always “humble”I’ve never said “honest opinion” because calling yourself honest is worse than feigning self-effacing right
― mh, Friday, 4 May 2018 00:31 (six years ago) link
Can’t bullshit the bullshitter - sage advice
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:32 (six years ago) link
If I humiliate myself often enough, do I get to call myself humble?
― A is for (Aimless), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:32 (six years ago) link
Humiliatable maybe
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:33 (six years ago) link
trying to find a cite pre-2000 but every irc guide has it as humble
― mh, Friday, 4 May 2018 00:34 (six years ago) link
i thought it was in my hot opinion
― forensic plumber (harbl), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:46 (six years ago) link
in my horny opinion imo
― mookieproof, Friday, 4 May 2018 00:48 (six years ago) link
bitch be humble
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:54 (six years ago) link
I’ve never said “honest opinion” because calling yourself honest is worse than feigning self-effacing right
― mh, Thursday, May 3, 2018 5:31 PM (thirty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
is it???
then again i never use “imho” anyway
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:04 (six years ago) link
mookieproof otm
in my horrible opinion
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:05 (six years ago) link
in my herodotean opprobrium
― F# A# (∞), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:07 (six years ago) link
brb re-reading all posts made on ilx containing "imho" where people actually, falsely, thought the h meant honestly instead of humble wtf you bunch of unhumblebraggers
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:08 (six years ago) link
in my hypoallergenic opinion
heterozygous
hermeneutic
hypnagogic
― NO REGERTS (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:08 (six years ago) link
Holy shit the humble / honest thing is turning my world upside down. Humble obv
― flappy bird, Friday, 4 May 2018 01:29 (six years ago) link
this is like a mini version of The Dress
the only real choice
― mh, Friday, 4 May 2018 01:36 (six years ago) link
in my hopinion
hipinion
― forensic plumber (harbl), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:42 (six years ago) link
wtf about imho! I feel like finding one of those "internet for dummies" books from like 1995 and waving the "internet lingo" box on page 23 in the "honest" people's faces. Do you see!
― Dan I., Friday, 4 May 2018 02:02 (six years ago) link
what
― flappy bird, Friday, 4 May 2018 05:04 (six years ago) link
it's humble
I’ll make humble pie outta yall
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 05:05 (six years ago) link
Its def hunble - I've been online since like the mid 90s and it was always humble
Or its better cousin IMNSHO (in my not so humble opinion).
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Friday, 4 May 2018 05:19 (six years ago) link
thats kind of sassy
― flappy bird, Friday, 4 May 2018 05:21 (six years ago) link
literally have no idea why i’ve been reading it as “honest” for years i’m SORRY
then again this wouldn’t be the first time i read an internet acronym wrong for an unreasonable amount of time
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 05:24 (six years ago) link