I always read it as its letters...F-Y-I...But then when I go back and say it in context as "for your information" sometimes I'm so put off and think, "Sheesh, that was rude!"
I just got an email from a friend and she wrote "FYI, you live a little to far...Maybe next time" (in regards to a last-min invitation to come over) and when I read it as "F-Y-I" it doesn't sound so bad but when I read it as "for your information" I feel offended! LOL~
bananas / 9899 posts
eff why eye
I think your friend's email is a bit rude. It's one thing to say "FYI, the store closes at 8, not 9!" because that's helpful. I read "FYI, you live a little too far" as "In case you somehow didn't notice, you live too far away for me to visit you. D'uh".
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I read it it eff why eye...and I think your friend's response was a little rude. She could have worded it better!
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
@pui: LOL...Right??? One would think I would know how far I live...
watermelon / 14467 posts
That response was a bit rude. She could have just said, "Maybe next time."
grapefruit / 4006 posts
either way you read it, she used it in a rude way! i read it as the letters, not the phrase.
kiwi / 711 posts
For some reason, I read it F-Y-For-Your-I. I have no idea why and where I got them from. But I am pretty sure it was on some tv show.
squash / 13199 posts
I read it as F Y I, but I only really see this used in the office setting, most regular friends outside of work dont use that term
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
@Rubies: your friend was "reading" you as Windy Williams would say. FYI is supposed to keep people in the loop, no follow up required. It's not supposed to check people lol.
grapefruit / 4703 posts
@Mrsbells: true! I use it for work emails, for when I'm being sarcastic with my friends, maybe. I think the way @Rubies: friend said it was rude.
Oh, and I say eff why eye.
grapefruit / 4731 posts
Have only really seen this in an office setting or if my friend wants me to keep something to myself... like "FYI, I'm having a baby but not telling anyone yet" 
watermelon / 14206 posts
I spell it out.
I think your friend doesn't know what it means, lol...or at least doesn't know how to use it correctly, lol.
I would respond with "FYI: FYI means for your information, and I already knew how far away you live from me. Maybe you meant to say 'no thanks'". But, that might just be my hormones. I feel like calling out everyone these days.
coconut / 8299 posts
@Rubies: I read it as EFF WHY EYE too. And I agree with the OPs, I think that was kinda rude!!
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