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AIBU?

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Original poster

to feel violently irritated by people who don't use acronyms properly?

48 replies

EccentricaGallumbits · 07/09/2009 15:05

most often mixed up appear to be AFAIK nd IIRC.

There's a bloody list up there women. Use it.

OP posts:
belgo · 07/09/2009 15:07

AIBU to be violently irritated by people who don't use capitals or spell check properly?

Original poster
EccentricaGallumbits · 07/09/2009 15:09

I can use capitals and can spell but my keyboard is a little temprmental and full of wine and crumbs.

OP posts:
belgo · 07/09/2009 15:10

Excuses excuses

SomeGuy · 07/09/2009 15:11

YBAU

Original poster
EccentricaGallumbits · 07/09/2009 15:13

I don't think I am.

OP posts:
SomeGuy · 07/09/2009 15:19

IMOH bad speling is much wurs than IUOA

scroobiuspirate · 07/09/2009 15:21

it's 'and' not 'nd'

pranma · 07/09/2009 17:58

Its very very difficult to get the hang of all the abbreviations and newbies deserve credit for trying imho.

Original poster
EccentricaGallumbits · 07/09/2009 18:04

still makesme cringe if used totally wrongly.and I can bloody spell.My keyboard can't. so there.

OP posts:
Nancy66 · 07/09/2009 18:05

They just annoy me full stop.
Sometimes a post is so full of them that you can't make any sense of it.

Fluffypoms · 07/09/2009 18:19

Can you Answer what this one means please.
TEH

curiositykilled · 07/09/2009 18:23

where's the list?

Original poster
EccentricaGallumbits · 07/09/2009 18:24

list is up the top in blue. underneath the bit tha says mumsnet talk.

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OP posts:
PlumpRumpSoggyBaps · 07/09/2009 18:25

Tigger Eats Honey
Tennis Elbow Hurts
Thirty Eight Holes
Try Eating Haslet
Tories Eject Ham

HTH

Original poster
EccentricaGallumbits · 07/09/2009 18:26

Horrible Tit Hurt?

OP posts:
Fluffypoms · 07/09/2009 18:26

huh ?

FabBakerGirlIsBack · 07/09/2009 18:27

What context fluffypoms?

Original poster
EccentricaGallumbits · 07/09/2009 18:29

Huge Undulating Hands?

OP posts:
DevilsAdvocaat · 07/09/2009 18:34

what does OH mean instead of DH? i see it all the time but can't see it in the list.

blinder · 07/09/2009 18:38

FWIW YANBU - IMHO. It's a PITA TBH.

HTH IYKWIM.

Fluffypoms · 07/09/2009 18:38

I cant think fab, but seen it quite a bit. teh?

FabBakerGirlIsBack · 07/09/2009 18:39

Other half.

blinder · 07/09/2009 18:39

DH - darling husband
OH - other husband

ThingumyandBob · 07/09/2009 18:43

Violently irritated is a bit OTT?this is Mumsnet, some people are trying to type on 2 hours sleep with toddlers round their ankles. The odd typo is hardly surprising!

sparkybabe · 07/09/2009 18:50

What's LOL? Laugh out loud? lots of laughs? Lots of love? I always think of tongues lolling out lol.