FYI

Pronunciation

• IPA: /É›fwaɪˈaɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ

Initialism

1. Initialism of for your
• 1948, "Don Burke, chief of TIME Inc.'s Cairo bureau," Time, 14 Jun.,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."

Usage notes

Although its usage long predates the internet and text messaging, FYI is now probably used most frequently in electronic communications.

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