to hate the abbreviations on here

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I may have even used one myself even though it's AWFUL! Can't we just say 'husband' 'partner' etc or is it a 'mumsnet identity thing'?

My favourite misunderstanding of a Mumsnet abbreviation was the poster who had thought PFB stood for Precious Fucking Baby

DH = Dear Husband (in a happy marriage)
DH = dickhead in all other circumstances

@eggsurprise. There's always one who chooses to take offence and start with the patronising sarky comments . Yawn

Haha I hate them too and don't use them.

Do not understand when people saying "DNiece" or "Ddog". It's LONGER!

LTL(anguage)A(lone)

TIA

HTH

I can’t stand the Dear part either. I’ve never called him my dear husband in my life. I also hate using AF on the Conception board but it’s what people use.

The D just makes it stand out more that's all. Nobody means dear FGS!

@Kescilly What does AF mean??

AF is Aunty Flo as in period.

@GreatDuckCookery Oh god that's AWFUL

Yes it's grim!

WTAF WWYD to save time?

Bfp and bfn took me ages to figure out (because I’m too lazy to look at the guide MN have).

I’m far to ingrained now and have had to stop myself at work using dil/sil etc in professional documents

YABU.

Can anyone explain to me why some posters pop the 'D' in front of, say, dog or cat or hamster or whatever?
When I see someone making an otherwise interesting post use DDog I just up and leave the thread - can no longer take them at all seriously. DDog my arse! DCat ffs - what even is that?

Don't pay the vast majority much heed. At times though it's a tad confusing DS used as sister. DF meaning father, friend or fiance.

Also things like Dcat or Ddog seem a tad pointless, considering it's increasing the number of characters typed.

I find 'yy' an odd one, I think it represents yes. But isn't exactly that much shorter (and a bit if a pain when there's autocorrect about). Unless it's 'yes, yes' to show a extra special agreement with something?

Cross post with InspectorIkmen in the Dpets (😁)

It is read the fucking thread

I don’t mind the abbreviations, I barely notice them. What does jar with me is the recent trend for saying DD4, DS3 etc - but the poster doesn’t mean their 4th DD or 3rd DS, they are talking about their 4yo DD or 3yo DS. That annoys me because it can throw a thread entirely out of context, especially on the parenting boards.

I used DH in a comment yesterday.

Had no idea why I'd even done it, I'd never call him dear or darling and he's not my bloody husband!

I've been conditioned by mumsnet

Another one who thought it was Read The Fucking Thread

Oh I want to know what a PITA is and a Disney dad please

PITA = pain in the arse

Absolutely RTFuckingThread!
And I also read STXBH as have bastard in, though I know it’s not.

I’m like abbreviations, but I’m totally with you on the “D” bit. Far too twee a prefix for me. And makes me when people use it in relationships board when talking about an absolute fucking shit of a husband. (though I understand it’s a default shorthand so I see why they do)

@MayFayner that one annoys me too

Thanks Yolo - still not sure what a Disney parent is tho lol