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As far as I know. A hedge used before a factual claim to signal that the speaker is reporting what they currently believe is true, but isn't willing to bet their reputation on it. Common in technical forums, Stack Overflow answers and Wikipedia talk pages, where it functions almost like a verbal footnote inviting correction.
AFAIK the API still rate-limits at 60 requests per minute, but the docs were updated last week so double-check.
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- AFAIU75%
As far as I understand.
- IIRC75%
If I recall correctly. A hedge placed before a memory-based claim, signalling that the speaker is fairly sure but inviting correction if they've got the details wrong. Very common on Reddit, Discord and technical forums where precision matters.
- AFAIU73%
(Internet slang, initialism) As far as I understand.
- AFAIR70%
As far as I recall (or "as far as I remember"). Functionally identical to IIRC but slightly more common in British English and older forum posts. Used to flag that a factual claim is being made from memory and might be off.
- FWIW67%
For what it's worth. A softener placed before an opinion or observation to flag that the speaker knows the comment may not be useful or authoritative, but is offering it anyway. Often signals humility, occasionally signals passive-aggression depending on tone.