note to self

English

Noun

note to self (usually uncountable, plural notes to self)

1. A reminder to oneself to do something important.

   Note to self: Back up files more frequently.

   • 2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Another friend […] gathered a group to go to […] a no-frills comfort food restaurant, with a vast menu of classics sold at extraordinarily low prices: the only item in the 11-page menu over 1,000 forints was a bottle of sparkling wine, a reasonable 1,190 forints for 0.7 liters. (Note to self: if ever in Budapest on New Year’s ...)

Usage notes

• Usually placed at the beginning of a sentence and set apart by punctuation.

Translations

self-reminder

• Catalan: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自我提醒 (zìwǒ tíxǐng), 自我提示 (zìwǒ tíshì)

• Finnish: muistutus itselle
• Russian: напомина́ние самому себе́ n (napominánije samomu sebé)