What does IMHO mean? The internet is seriously fighting over ...

It seemed like common knowledge for anyone who isn't a monster and deemed trustworthy that IMHO, an acronym popularized during the internet era, ... WhatdoesIMHOmean?TheinternetisseriouslyfightingoverthisIt'scommonknowledgethatIMHOstandsfor'inmyhumbleopinion,'exceptinternetpollsindicateamajoritybelievesitmeans'inmyhonestopinion'BrianManzulloDetroitFreePressViewCommentsYes,it'sarealdebate.Andyes,peopleareheatedoverit.Itseemedlikecommonknowledgeforanyonewhoisn'tamonsteranddeemedtrustworthythatIMHO,anacronympopularizedduringtheinternetera, standsfor"inmyhumbleopinion."DoaGooglesearchonitandyou'llfindresultssuchasthisonethatconfirmit.ButthenthequestionwasposedatBuzzFeedearlierthisweek:WhatdoesIMHOstandfor? Andthat'swhenwediscoveredanatrocitythat'ssweepingacrosshumankind.Manypeoplebelieveitstandsfor"inmyhonestopinion."Notahandful.Notaselectfew.Many.TakethisTwitterpoll,forinstance,thatweposedthismorningon@freep.MorethanhalfofrespondentssaytheHstandsforhonest.It'sroughlythesameresultBuzzFeedisseeingonitssite.WHOAREYOUPEOPLE?Howdoyoulive?Andhowdidthishappen?Havewebeenusingacronymsforsolongthattheactualmeaningshaveblurred? Thisdebatehasdrawnsomuchfire,ithas inspiredotherstodelveintothedeepannalsoftheinternettofindtheoriginofIMHOandfigureouttherealmeaning.AlexisC.MadrigalofTheAtlanticisoneofthem,andhediscoveredaglossaryfroma1986PCMagazinethatdefinedIMHOas"inmyhumbleopinion."Inasomewhathumorousobservation,it alsodefinedCULas"seeyoulater"andHHOKas"hahaonlykidding." Madrigalfoundanumberofothertextsthatactuallylistboth"humble"and"honest"inIMHOmeanings,butnonethatlistonly"honest."So,IMHO,Ithinkwefoundawinner.Butbecausethisistheinternetandwelovetodebateabouteverything,let'sdebate:Humbleorhonest?Fightaboutitinthecomments.ArgueaboutthemeaningofIMHOwithBrianManzullo:[email protected]@BrianManzullo.BesurethatyoufollowtheDetroitFreePressonTwitter(@freep)andInstagramandlikeusonFacebook.ViewComments