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cW  ·  4234 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Leah McGrath Goodman: The Face Behind Bitcoin

Ironically, I'm ignorant of the abbreviation (I assume) "TIL" with which you preceded the unknown word (the ignorance of which I also shared till you enlightened me). Anyone care to enlighten me? I realize the google-matrolomatron is standing at the ready to serve up facts, but interweb mined facts lack sensory and human context. They smell like nothing. They resonate of no one and remind of no conversation. Pretty please?





b_b  ·  4234 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I believe it means "today I learned." I think people generally use it in terms of, "I guess I never knew something that is either very interesting, or common knowledge to everyone but me." At least that's the contexts in which I've seen it most often.

cW  ·  4234 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Many thanks! To put it into practice, TIL the meaning of "TIL."

kleinbl00  ·  4234 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Speaking as a former moderator of /r/TodayILearned, that is a phrase that gives me nightmares.

ButterflyEffect  ·  4234 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"TIL" = Today I learned.

cW  ·  4234 days ago  ·  link  ·  

t'anks!