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Original poster

Words, not acronyms.

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MissAW · 20/12/2025 22:58

Am I being unreasonable to expect people to write actual words rather than acronyms? I honestly read some posts that are so littered with acronyms that I can't understand what point is being made. Use your words, people.

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ilovesooty · 20/12/2025 23:12

MissAW · 20/12/2025 23:06

My post-menopausal memory has more important fish to fry.

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Well don't complain if you don't understand them then. And what has your menopause got to do with it?

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MissAW · 20/12/2025 23:10

didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 20/12/2025 23:01

YABU just like my DH was when he had a ONS

Aaaarghhhh!

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LighthouseLED · 20/12/2025 23:06

MN has always used abbreviations, though - it’s part of the forum’s culture. So YABU to expect this to change because you don’t like it.

Admittedly, it does irritate me when people bring abbreviations over from Reddit. It’s AIBU, not AITA and 30(F) is a bra size.

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MissAW · 20/12/2025 23:06

Okiedokie123 · 20/12/2025 23:04

Yabu. Find the MN abbreviations page (apologies that I can’t provide a link sorry) and memorise a few of them. It’s not tricky. Most of them have been in use 15-20 years.

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My post-menopausal memory has more important fish to fry.

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YippeeKayayeMF · 20/12/2025 23:05

EyeLevelStick · 20/12/2025 23:03

None of the examples given here are acronyms though. They are abbreviations.

Yes I know Pedants’ Corner is over there >>

Do you not read DH as dhhhhuh? Or DSIL as deesill?

Gottagetfitin26 · 20/12/2025 23:04

IKR, you are DNBU. I CBA with all these CFs using acronyms. I would just LTB MN and take DH and DC with you.

Okiedokie123 · 20/12/2025 23:04

Yabu. Find the MN abbreviations page (apologies that I can’t provide a link sorry) and memorise a few of them. It’s not tricky. Most of them have been in use 15-20 years.

YippeeKayayeMF · 20/12/2025 23:03

MissAW · 20/12/2025 23:03

Those DDs really irritate me but I have no idea what CF means.

Cheeky fucker .

EyeLevelStick · 20/12/2025 23:03

None of the examples given here are acronyms though. They are abbreviations.

Yes I know Pedants’ Corner is over there >>

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MissAW · 20/12/2025 23:03

Those DDs really irritate me but I have no idea what CF means.

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didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 20/12/2025 23:01

YABU just like my DH was when he had a ONS

Upthenorth · 20/12/2025 23:00

Mumsnet has a some classic acronyms though, like CF.

The DD, DH, DS etc, is that what you mean?

YippeeKayayeMF · 20/12/2025 22:59

YABU. HTH.