FYI
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See also: fyi
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Phrase[edit]
FYI
- Initialism of for your information.
- 1948, "Don Burke, chief of Time Inc.'s Cairo bureau," Time, 14 June.
- At the close of a recent cable describing the recovery of his censor-held photographs of the fighting in the Holy Land, Life photographer John Phillips added the casual postscript: "FYI, Burke narrowly escaped death outside Jerusalem a few days ago."
- 1948, "Don Burke, chief of Time Inc.'s Cairo bureau," Time, 14 June.
Usage notes[edit]
- Although its usage long predates the internet and text messaging, FYI is now probably used most frequently in electronic communications.
Translations[edit]
for your information — see for your information