All the abbreviations on here

[ItDoesMyHeadIn]

Am I the only one who gets completely fucked off with all the stupid abbreviations on here?! DS DD DH STBXH DN DGF fucking hell can't people just write it normally? Sometimes you get seven abbreviations in one paragraph it's so annoying trying to remember what mean what!

I miss QQ. Although that may have never been a thing on MN.

Yes, they are a LOOB*..

Husband. Son. Daughter. Mother. None of these words are difficult to type or read, whereas seeing DS or DH or DM automatically mean your brain has to translate them into normal English.

(*Load of old bollocks)

Most forums I frequent use the same abbreviations, it's not an exclusive to Mumsnet thing.

Do you really not know what the hoi polloi is?

Presumably if she did, she wouldn’t have asked.

HTH.

I think I spend too much time on mumsnet. When writing emails and texts I have to translate mumsnet abbreviations back into English for the 'other' people.

Nope I must confess I had to google hoi polloi

@CoughLaughFart

Well played.

Annoys me too. Isn't unique to the site either. ivillage used to have the daft DH and DC bullshit. And so did a few other sites - around late 1990's..... I rarely use it.

The most ridiculous ones are Dniece and Dcat and Ddog PMSL!!

But also to clarify:

1. I know the difference between your and you're
2. I NEVER write 'of' when it should be 'have'
3. I sometimes kick arse when playing online scrabble

So whilst I'm not about to run for president I'm not totally dense either

@Tessliketrees I've just laughed so hard at that I've woke my DD up!!!

My brain reads STBXH as shoot the bastard ex husband.

you just get used to them. I never have to 'translate' the ordinary ones (dh, dc, dd1 ds2 etc)

I do get irritated with some though DB can be brother or boyfriend, DF can be friend or father etc.

But they are not just used on here, I see the same on many sights, and the HTH, LOL, PMSL are from texting and nothing to do with mumsnet.

There is that one which is an in joke, something like TYNNSS I have never understood it, and I've been on here 15 years

Yanbu

It took me a few posts to work out what PITA was!!! 😂😂😂

Reading D'animal' for example 'DFish' always makes me want to throw my laptop into the river.

so whilst I'm not about to run for president I'm not totally dense either

Oh i don't know being er in your words dence seems to be a qualification of being president these days

Most of the addrivations on here are nothing to do with mumsnet. They were part of the very early forums anf texting

LOLZ

My favourite is ODFOD 😊

steppemum do you mean TSSDNCOP?

ODFOD - oh do fuck off dear
TSSDNCOP - the secret service do not comment on procedure

Oh so I am led to believe anyway

FOTTFSOFTFOSM

YABU.

HTH

steppemum do you mean TSSDNCOP?

TSSDNCOP - the secret service do not comment on procedure

Oh yes, that is the one, and now I know what it means!

FOTTFSOFTFOSM
I know that one!

HAGSLN work that out 😉

Oooh never knew that about ODFOD. Really like that one!

I know think DH, DS etc. I have to translate it into real life and need to be extra careful to not say it. Clearly I spend WAY to much time on MN.....