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To hate these god awful acronyms people use on Mumsnet?!

233 replies

gentlemum · 29/04/2023 20:39

I'm new to Mumsnet and clearly this is how things are done on here, but does no one else cringe at the ridiculous acronyms people use on here?! Why can't you just say my son, my husband etc.. just something that irks me! 🙃

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pantjog · 29/04/2023 22:04

DD is quicker to type than “my daughter”. HTH 😬

PrettyMaybug · 29/04/2023 22:05
Sleep Yawn GIF

@gentlemum

Oh I definitely won't be using them as I'm not a sheep and don't need to write cringey acronyms because everyone else does! More just saying it's annoying reading posts and having to decipher acronyms and read everyone being called 'dear something..' 🙃

It's an opinion.. something I find mildly irritating and just don't understand the point of. And by the comments appears I am in no way the only one. As you and other people have commented, I'm new and not part of your established club with, I quote, 'fun rules' (didn't read these rules anywhere..) so it shouldn't matter to you what I think. 😌

YAY, go you. 'high five....' 🙄 You sound rude and insufferable. That's just an opinion, so it shouldn't matter to you what I think!

Anonymous48 · 29/04/2023 22:05

pantjog · 29/04/2023 22:04

DD is quicker to type than “my daughter”. HTH 😬

Tests the theory...

DD

my daughter

About half a second quicker.

Yfory · 29/04/2023 22:05

You dont like cringey acronyms but your username is "gentlemum".

yabu hth

PrettyMaybug · 29/04/2023 22:06

pantjog · 29/04/2023 22:04

DD is quicker to type than “my daughter”. HTH 😬

FWIW it's worth I agree. IYSWIM.

PrettyMaybug · 29/04/2023 22:06

Anonymous48 · 29/04/2023 22:05

Tests the theory...

DD

my daughter

About half a second quicker.

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🙄

SinisterKnitter · 29/04/2023 22:06

Quicker to type ds than 'my son'

Quicker to type dcat than 'my cat'

Ultimately, OP, if you don't like it ➡️🚪

PrettyMaybug · 29/04/2023 22:07

Yfory · 29/04/2023 22:05

You dont like cringey acronyms but your username is "gentlemum".

yabu hth

I don't get that ...

Mumwithapub · 29/04/2023 22:08

Never have been able to work out FWIW. Did take a while with some of the others

Littleworkaholic · 29/04/2023 22:08

SinisterKnitter · 29/04/2023 22:06

Quicker to type ds than 'my son'

Quicker to type dcat than 'my cat'

Ultimately, OP, if you don't like it ➡️🚪

By a millisecond and who made you queen of mumsnet telling folks to go. Overstepped much?Confused

AlyssumandHelianthus · 29/04/2023 22:09

I kind of like them
DD -Dastardly daughter
DH -Dinky husband
MIL -My interesting lover (strange how annoying these can be)
PFB - precious fucking baby
LTB - leave the bastard
CF- Chatty farmer

MissHavishamsMouldyOldCake · 29/04/2023 22:09

Mumwithapub · 29/04/2023 22:08

Never have been able to work out FWIW. Did take a while with some of the others

for what it's worth, I think that should be quite an easy one to work out.

MattTebbuttsDenimShirt · 29/04/2023 22:10

GAA!

YAH!

Original poster
gentlemum · 29/04/2023 22:10

Yfory · 29/04/2023 22:05

You dont like cringey acronyms but your username is "gentlemum".

yabu hth

Don't get what you mean..?

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MissHavishamsMouldyOldCake · 29/04/2023 22:11

Comeonbarbiebrianharvey · 29/04/2023 22:00

Keeping with the loose theme of petty niggles can I add...

"You do you"

It makes me physically cringe. I'd take an acronym any day over this. Sorry I digress, but it is the most annoying phrase on the internet.

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it is what it is, babe.

Namechange5508 · 29/04/2023 22:11

dudsville · 29/04/2023 20:42

Every group has its lingo, i don't mind that, but I've been here for years and i never can remember what odfod stands for.

Oh do fuck off dear 😉

salsmum · 29/04/2023 22:12

I always thought the 'D' stood for dreaded 😳🤣

Brefugee · 29/04/2023 22:12

one of the first places i used to post was full of ex military and radio hams. We used to have whole conversations in Q-code TLAs. It was a long time ago but i still use a few when writing with those friends now.

Namechange5508 · 29/04/2023 22:26

neilyoungismyhero · 29/04/2023 21:35

I've never got what HTH means.

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Hope that helps (always used in a sarcastic or humourous way)

ShoesoftheWorld · 29/04/2023 22:27

I haven't RTFT (I'm sure the F used to stand for Fucking), so hoping someone has pointed out that (for the most part - ODFOD is debatable) they're not acronyms, but abbreviations.

SinisterKnitter · 29/04/2023 22:28

Littleworkaholic · 29/04/2023 22:08

By a millisecond and who made you queen of mumsnet telling folks to go. Overstepped much?Confused

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I went to Netmums, I didn't like it, so I left. I didn't start a thread there and moan about what I didn't like. Cos that's just rude.

SauvignonBlanche · 29/04/2023 22:32

ShoesoftheWorld · 29/04/2023 22:27

I haven't RTFT (I'm sure the F used to stand for Fucking), so hoping someone has pointed out that (for the most part - ODFOD is debatable) they're not acronyms, but abbreviations.

If you see the MN abbreviation and acronym list I posted earlier

https://www.mumsnet.com/i/acronyms

RTFT is definitely Read the fucking thread 😁

Acronyms List | Mumsnet

What exactly does AIBU mean? Read the full list of acronyms and abbreviations you will find on our forums, including both Mumsnet specific and general terms.

https://www.mumsnet.com/i/acronyms

dapsnotplimsolls · 29/04/2023 22:33

IANAL took me a while.

midsomermurderess · 29/04/2023 22:35

WeAreTheHeroes · 29/04/2023 21:06

They're not acronyms for starters. An acronym is initials that make a word, e.g. NATO, scuba, etc.

Thank you for that. The misuse of ‘acronym’ is a bit of a peeve of mine.

TheFormidableMrsC · 29/04/2023 22:37

ODFOD