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I'll say it out loud ........ I dislike all the abbreviations on Mumsnet

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paganmolloy · 14/12/2017 08:38

DD, DH, DP, GF, DS and all the others. I get common abbreviations like etc. Xmas but I feel like I need an entire map legend just to read a post. And if we can all write lengthy posts surely we can just write daughter or son? And why do we have to call them 'dear' anything? It pisses me off! So there! ;)

OP posts:
Sparklingbrook · 19/12/2017 17:00

www.mumsnet.com/info/acronyms

MN=Mumsnet
OP= Original poster/post

What's 'Smh' mrspatel77?

mrspatel77 · 19/12/2017 16:57

I could do with a translation of them all, I have no idea what MN is or OP?
And I never call my children dear son in real life! Smh!

Smeaton · 19/12/2017 16:54

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buckbeak · 19/12/2017 16:30

@FenellaMaxwellsPony what does that mean? Blush I've been trying to work it out for months Blush

ThursdayLastWeek · 19/12/2017 16:26

Nobody actually means 'Dear' when they write it though, is just so that 'H' doesn’t get lost in the text. It’s just a code really.

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paganmolloy · 19/12/2017 16:21

I've never called my husband 'dear' ever. Or any other relatives for that matter so I hate doing it on here. I also dislike the acronyms that are just so flipping long and complicated. I just want to come on and read a few threads when I've finally sat down for 5 mins with a cuppa, and not have to consult a fecking acronym legend to understand what's being said. Each to their own I suppose.

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Lweji · 18/12/2017 19:54

I propose DOP - dear opening poster.
To distinguish from OP -opening post.

The Dear makes all the difference.

Lweji · 18/12/2017 19:51

It just annoys me when the acronyms are the same.
Example: BF and BF. Best friend? Boyfriend? Sometimes it's hard to tell.

Goldenbug · 18/12/2017 19:45

Do many other people DATAOM? I quite LATAOM as it saves so much time.

lalaloopyhead · 17/12/2017 20:56

DD1 is so much easier to type and read than 'my eldest daughter' surely? I like them and sometime think the abbreviations rather than the full words anyway iyswim?

I like them, and as pp has pointed out most are widely used and not exclusive to MN .

MyBrilliantDisguise · 17/12/2017 20:49

Oh me too! As for those who say ddog... Absolutely fucking crazy. Just use the initial ffs.

Aridane · 17/12/2017 20:46

My favourite one is PFB ever since one poster confessed she thought it stood for Precious Fucking Baby (until someone told her otherwise) Grin

Smeaton · 16/12/2017 15:14

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cornishmumtobe · 16/12/2017 15:13

It's 'Iyswim' that I can never remember and have to google every time Xmas Grin

SwedishEdith · 16/12/2017 15:12

What's wrong with Xmas?

SauvignonBlanche · 16/12/2017 15:10

I have to stop myself saying them in RL Xmas Blush

Sparklingbrook · 16/12/2017 15:06

I will say out ,loud that I don't mind them at all, and I don't even notice them any more.

paxillin · 16/12/2017 14:54

Join in or don't. Indeed. All communities, online or offline, develop their own culture.

ShowOfHands · 14/12/2017 16:11

This thread happens monthly. MN is well into its second decade. We have a shared language. We are a community. Join in or don't.

MumGoneMild · 14/12/2017 16:11

U ok hun?

rachelracket · 14/12/2017 16:10

you'll get used to it.

otherwise, you may have more success irl.

MsGameandWatching · 14/12/2017 16:07

Well tough! You have to use them, it says so in the legally binding contract they make you sign when you first join. Oh wait, that's bollocks and you don't have to use them at all so just...don't.

SlowlyShrinking · 14/12/2017 16:03

I don’t mind them generally but dhamster and dfish etc do piss me off a bit

ArbitraryName · 14/12/2017 15:58

It’s all fine until you get ambiguity about whether the DF in question is the OP’s father or fiancé. Or the DS is the son or sister. The DF confusion, in particular, can produce some raised eyebrows.

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