(cache) What does YMMV stand for?

shimmery · #1 04-02-2002, 10:30 AM

In all my (almost) two years on the board, I have never been able to figure out what YMMV stands for. I figured out all those other pesky abbreviations - even the suspicious-looking IANAL, but YMMV continues to elude me. Please, someone help, I am desperate!

hawthorne · #2 04-02-2002, 10:33 AM

Your Mileage May Vary: my experience has led me to this conclusion, yours may lead you to a different one.

jjimm · #3 04-02-2002, 10:38 AM

AFAIK, IIRC, YMMV = Your mileage may vary" - i.e. you may have a different opinion on the matter.

I had to ask a doper in the flesh to find out.

Arnold Winkelried · #4 04-02-2002, 10:42 AM

Netlingo: Acronyms and shorthand

Polycarp · #5 04-02-2002, 11:05 AM

I just have to add that the first time I encountered the acronym was on this board, in a thread engendering some very heated discussion -- and my initial impression was that it stood for "You Make Me Vomit"

Arnold Winkelried · #6 04-02-2002, 11:06 AM

P.S. I also included this information in the "technical issues FAQ" sticky thread you can see in this forum.

shimmery · #7 04-02-2002, 11:30 AM

Ah, that explains it. Thanks.
(I figured it was something along those lines .. but I could never get what the first M was for .. mileage, eh?)

mnemosyne · #8 04-02-2002, 09:30 PM

Yeah, "mileage", because YKMV just doesn't have the same ring to it...

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