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Original poster

The most annoying thing in Mumsnet...

32 replies

sea74 · 27/12/2010 11:41

Can i be a little critic, please???
Please, allow mw!
I love this forum, but i really cannot stand the acronims.
DH....for example... Dear Husband...and maybe you are just thinking about divorcing him....

Am i the only one to think this?
Ok, now you can kill me, but i just cant stand AIBU....DP....SF.... NS... FFS....

OP posts:
Original poster
sea74 · 27/12/2010 11:52

yeah ok, they are used everywhere but in some topics i read it is unbelievable there is one every 2 other words. It makes it really difficult to read.

PS: SF and NS... i was just typing blindly!!! Grin

OP posts:
Tortoiseonthehalfshell · 27/12/2010 11:51

You don't have to use them, sea! I don't.

FlightoftheCrimbleTree · 27/12/2010 11:46

Good point Fab. WTF are those two?!

FlightoftheCrimbleTree · 27/12/2010 11:45

I would rather people said DH than hubby, however much they hate him, so to me it is the less evil abbreviation.

IAmReallyFabNow · 27/12/2010 11:44
Confused

What are SF and NS?

Furball · 27/12/2010 11:44

but......acronyms are not unique to mumsnet - they are used on alot/most chat forums

BaroqinAroundTheChristmasTree · 27/12/2010 11:43

well most of them are used across the whole WWW.......and have been for a Loooooooooooooong time. - so YABU