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Acronyms forum sins

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fit2drop · 30/01/2011 13:00

OK AIBU but AFAIK ATM FWIW and IIRC IME and IMHO IYKWIM
I would appreciate your POV on acronyms. Personally I find them a PITA
I know I am being OTT but it really MMTI IYSWIM. IIRC before forums and txt
we all wrote the full word. I even have friends now who say LOL FFS!

TTFN BBS :)

we should have a tongue in cheek smiley

OP posts:
Housemum · 31/01/2011 20:31

I was told an IT one that made me laugh - PICNIC, "problem in chair not in computer". Think someone on MN told me that.

MrsSatsuma · 01/02/2011 12:35

OTheHugeManatee IIT stands for In It Together - don't think it's a mumsnet one, just somebody made it up! I was on that thread for about three weeks before I gave up trying to work it out and just asked..!

arcticwind · 01/02/2011 13:07

LOL I am loving this.

To my shame my 9yr old dd uses FFS as an expletive, knowing full well what it means and that she is not allowed to say it in full - it definitley does not sound so rude Blush

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