From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: IIRC? (Perilously close to being off topic)
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 09:14:47 -0800
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Ian Miller wrote:

> I keep reading `IIRC' in c.o.m.d posts. What IGN ;-) does it mean?

"If I recall correctly."

Another closely-related one is IMS[C], which stands for "if memory
serves [correctly]."

Basically, I never use these acronyms for just the reason you're asking
-- some of them are not obvious.

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