That Mumsnet should drop the D?

PlinkPlonkFizz · 2023-07-24T14:20:03+00:00

Adding D to all family, friends and pets is ridiculous! To see adults referring to their "DH" who has subjected them to assault or abuse is particularly nauseating. And DDog! FFS! Is it not just time to drop the D?

sunglassesonthetable · 03/08/2023 13:25

Dsheep 🐑

😁

asdfgasdfg · 02/08/2023 20:35

GP gets me everytime, I work for a GP so always assume doctor rather than grandparent then have to re-read as it made no sense the first time

Needmorelego · 02/08/2023 13:39

Dsheep 🐑

marshmallowfinder · 02/08/2023 13:20

FireflyJar · 02/08/2023 06:18

Everyone, listen up..
You don't have to use the D. It's not the law and you can just say Husband. Why does everyone follow like sheep?

I don't! I write H, D, S etc. Cba with all the Dwhatever shit.

FireflyJar · 02/08/2023 06:18

Everyone, listen up..
You don't have to use the D. It's not the law and you can just say Husband. Why does everyone follow like sheep?

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 01/08/2023 10:37

SideEyeSally · 24/07/2023 17:38

I liked DDog so much we now have an axolotl called Dax O'Lotl

Brilliant! 😂

IslaSkywalker · 28/07/2023 17:51

It annoys me when people write "for context". Just tell us and have done with it!

FatherJackHackettsUnderpantsHamper · 28/07/2023 13:49

Because even when OPs put the fictitious name in inverted commas, they stillget posters asking the OP if she has used their real names.

Yes, fair point. Personally, I don't find it nearly as annoying if they put 'Lisa' and 'Steve' (not their real names) - but that might just be me.

M4J4 · 28/07/2023 11:27

Because even when OPs put the fictitious name in inverted commas, they still get posters asking the OP if she has used their real names.

FatherJackHackettsUnderpantsHamper · 28/07/2023 11:02

I think the most annoying thing of all is the bizarre way in which some posters say 'let's call them xx' when referring to an anonymous friend etc.

Yes, why not just put 'Lisa' or 'Steve' (with or without the inverted commas) - the 'let's call them' really does rankle. I think it's the same difference as ending the OP with 'discuss' as opposed to 'what do others think?'. And as for people who write 'dear reader...' (or should that just be DReader?), before imparting some nugget of wonder...

ItsNotRocketSalad · 28/07/2023 10:34

Growlybear83 · 28/07/2023 09:27

No matter how irritating I find the silly abbreviations, I think the most annoying thing of all is the bizarre way in which some posters say 'let's call them xx' when referring to an anonymous friend etc.

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That is annoying, but to Dme the pinnacle of annoying is when the DOP presents the two sides as DPerson A and DPerson B and doesn't say who they are.

Growlybear83 · 28/07/2023 09:27

FatherJackHackettsUnderpantsHamper · 27/07/2023 10:34

Using D_ makes it easier to skim read a post and make sense of it because the characters involved stand out more - a bit like using a coloured font just for the people.

Unless they do the annoying alphabet thing.

"I was abroad on holiday with 8 other friends - let's call them DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF, DG & DH - in a shared villa. On the Monday, DD got an urgent phone call from her DH to say that their DD had taken ill, so her DA had driven her to the hospital. Last year, we had the same thing, but in that case, it was DC's DB who messaged her to let her know he'd discovered that her DH had had an affair in the past with a colleague who worked with their DF and had a secret DC with her. It turns out that DE's DA, whose adult DC had also worked there at the time (part-time, as she looked after their DD two days a week), knew all along..."

No matter how irritating I find the silly abbreviations, I think the most annoying thing of all is the bizarre way in which some posters say 'let's call them xx' when referring to an anonymous friend etc.

sunglassesonthetable · 28/07/2023 09:00

The problem isn't solved if everyone else is using it!

' Problem' . Seriously?

SoupDragon · 28/07/2023 08:59

PlinkPlonkFizz · 28/07/2023 00:04

The problem isn't solved if everyone else is using it!

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So you want to control what everyone else does just because it irritates you?

strongcupofTea · 28/07/2023 00:33

Yes I refuse to use it.

Enko · 28/07/2023 00:11

To be fair dDog actually is dear dh isnt always 😁.

Original poster

PlinkPlonkFizz · 28/07/2023 00:04

Grrrrdarling · 27/07/2023 04:00

Don’t add it if you don’t want to, problem solved 😂

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The problem isn't solved if everyone else is using it!

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Jujubes5 · 27/07/2023 10:45

Keep it

FatherJackHackettsUnderpantsHamper · 27/07/2023 10:34

Using D_ makes it easier to skim read a post and make sense of it because the characters involved stand out more - a bit like using a coloured font just for the people.

Unless they do the annoying alphabet thing.

"I was abroad on holiday with 8 other friends - let's call them DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF, DG & DH - in a shared villa. On the Monday, DD got an urgent phone call from her DH to say that their DD had taken ill, so her DA had driven her to the hospital. Last year, we had the same thing, but in that case, it was DC's DB who messaged her to let her know he'd discovered that her DH had had an affair in the past with a colleague who worked with their DF and had a secret DC with her. It turns out that DE's DA, whose adult DC had also worked there at the time (part-time, as she looked after their DD two days a week), knew all along..."

CountryStore · 27/07/2023 10:29

DHamster always makes me laugh quite a lot. It's worth all the other Ds just for that

OutwiththeOutCrowd · 27/07/2023 10:24

Using D_ makes it easier to skim read a post and make sense of it because the characters involved stand out more - a bit like using a coloured font just for the people.

It's also a great leveller. Even posters who present themselves in a rather grand manner, follow the petty rules of the MN abbreviations game slavishly. It reminds you that they are Mildred from number 7 faffing about online, just as you are Mavis from number 22 faffing about online.

sunglassesonthetable · 27/07/2023 09:47

Can we say Dcunt ?

FatherJackHackettsUnderpantsHamper · 27/07/2023 08:49

I do hate DTD though, surely sex is the same amount of letters?

Betty Boo is a (valued) regular poster here, and she gets so upset by people referring to it as sex, we put it to the vote a few years back and all agreed to stick to 'DTD' #bekind.

My DAunt has always said she'd like to become a MNer, but she just finds all the confusing abbreviations so daunting.

I completely agree that 'DH' is an ultra embarrassing, mega cringey way of referring to your hubalub.

HelpMeGetThrough · 27/07/2023 08:26

You're allowed to say cunt here

Well aware of that, it was an example of what the forum did.

Ikeatears · 27/07/2023 07:59

When you read it in your head, do you read as Darling Husband or DH? I read as DH but if I read something aloud to someone, I read it as Darling Husband.