The Use Of Acronyms

[DaddyThunder]

You guys use Acronyms a hell of a lot. I know there's a page which lists all of them but, hell Calm Down!

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We're just too busy to type it all out.

That, or it's about indicating that we are a part of the ingroup - we know the rituals and mores of the groups and want to be included.

DBU. WCUAIWW.

Um....what is not calm about using acronyms?

Why does it bother you?

IMHO IJT it makes it harder for MNU to get involved.

Sallyingforth .... WTF? lol

I must admit, as someone new to here is makes it hard to understand a lot of the posts and seem cliquey because the regulars know them all and are happy using them. Not a moan, just an observation

Wey hey, just did my first smiley!

DILLIGAF

Calm down?

Trills, I'm disappointed. You missed an opportunity to point out that this shouldn't be in AIBU!

The OP clearly IS being unreasonable - I guess the question is implied :o

Yes, YABU to complain about our use of acronyms. If you don't like it, go to another forum that suits your tastes better.

Okay so Sallyingforth has told OP not to be unreasonable and asserted our right to use acronyms if we want to, whilst usualsuspect does not have the outward appearance of someone who gives a fuck.
YABU OP, we luffs acronyms and if you stick around you will (in your head) be referring to your DH or OH or wondering if your DC should really be left alone with your MIL as the LO is end and MIL might give formula.

YABU. HTH.

Aargh, silly phone, the LO is ebf.
Can we establish a standard acronym for spell check failure?

Imo yabu, ymmv. Hth.

ymmv? looks blank

YABU

HTH

Ooops, wrong site. Forgot * was bold....

Your mileage may vary. Hihboh

It is a bit of a private language. When you join MN you do get a lot of anti-Newbie stuff from some posters.

Newbies are nice, We keep the site refreshed, you need a balance between the long-term members and the new voices.

but sometimes we dont understand anything that's going on

Acronyms have been around since the start of the Internet. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past 15 years I don't know how you can't understand them.

Why don't you just get stuck in?
Another way to make communication easier has to be good?
No?
Kind, thoughtful, funny posters still use acronyms, you know.
Everyone here does.
Really.
Some more so than others, granted.

YABVU IMO.

WLTS ODFOD but AFAIK MNHQ don't like it, but then again TSSNCOP.

HTH

No, I am trying, honestly, but there are a lot of them. And not all of them are standard ones used elsewhere.

DFOT

HTH