From: Eli Z. <el...@gn...> - 2006-01-09 04:40:05
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> From: Keith Marshall <kei...@us...> > Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 22:40:07 +0000 > Cc: Keith MARSHALL <kei...@to...>, > cod...@ho..., > el...@gn... > > On Saturday 07 January 2006 11:51 am, Al Slater wrote: > > > Ah, okay, so an opinion is either humble, if it's explicitly qualified > > > as such, or arrogant otherwise? Don't you think your standards are a > > > tad too touchy and unrealistic? > > > > No, but it is arrogant when _EXPLICTLY_ qualified as such ie. _NOT_ So > > Humble. > > > > What do you think "In my not so humble opinion" means? > > Thanks Al. On this note, I rest my case. I think you both confused IMNSHO with IMAO. Googling for IMNSHO brings this: IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion. Usually reserved for people who actually know what they are doing. IMNSHO Netspeak for In My Not So Humble Opinion. A slightly more honest variant of IMHO. So using IMNSHO doesn't mean I declare myself arrogant, it just means I think I know what I'm talking about and am being honest about it. Hardly a good reason to accuse me of arrogance. |