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-Often seen abbreviated as
"YMMV
". Loosely defined
, it means that
I tried something and
it worked like this
for me, but I don't guarantee it will work the same if you try it.
+Often used in conjunction with the phrase
"It Worked For Me
", this is a disclaimer saying: "This is what
I did,
it worked for me, but I don't guarantee it will work the same if you try it."
-In New Zealand
we use the MetricSystem, so please don't tell us how many miles you get to the gallon cos that really confuses me
. I
prefer to know how many kilometres you can get from 10L.
+Old TV commercials said "The __foo__ gets billions of miles to the gallon" then in fine print at the bottom of the screen added "Your Milage May Vary".
In NewZealand
we use the MetricSystem, so please don't tell us how many miles you get to the gallon. We
prefer to know how many kilometres you can get from 10L, even if __YKm/LMV__ doesn't have the same ring to it.
+
+Commonly abbreviated as [YMMV]
.
