Am I the only one who hates all these acronyms on this website??

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Any chance of us all going back to plain English??

Unlikely.

There is an acronym list somewhere.

Be grateful that text speak is not acceptable - that would be a lot worse.

IMHO YABabitU AFAIK and FYI lots of people give the acronyms a BFP thumbs up
HTH but IKWYM

sorry couldn't resist

Where I work it's all bloody acronyms - we sound like a bunch of spies!

Feeling a little left out, OP?
Most the acronyms here are ubiquitous on Internet parenting websites, anyway.

No swearing and now no acronyms... OMFG...

i still dont know y it is ds/dd, whats the first d for?

acronym list
the 'd' is for Darling
what is yy? I've seen this alot, but only recently and have no idea what it means.

They can be really confusing - particularly on the TTC threads where there is a whole other language going on. But the acronym list helps and, if it isnt on there, just ask. People will always help you.

I'd rather have acronyms and no textspeak than vice versa...

yy is usually 'yes yes' ie agreeing vigorously with previous suggestion

What's the reason for using the acronyms? Are they supposed to make typing quicker? Why do I never see the word husband or daughter on here?

I don't mind acronyms but sometimes they can confuse - GP can be grandparents or general practitioner, GA can be Gas and Air or General Anasthetic etc.

I like the acronyms but HATE text speak. Go figure.

Cies, you can usually work out from the context which it is. And I think it is unlikely people would type general practitioner rather than GP.

I like the acronyms - they make me feel part of a secret(ish) society.

Txtspk, OTOH, makes me roll my eyes, and move on quickly past the post. I don't even like using it when I text.

...and people often use an acronym instead of a real name when documenting speech

eg

This morning I said 'DD, where are your shoes?' and she promptly replied 'Oh I fed them to the cat'

reads completely differently to

This morning I said 'Daughter, where are your shoes?'...

i was confused but its seems im catching on real quick! because people know wot im talking about! xx

and Mama2b5, once you get a more memorable nickname, stop putting kisses at the end of your posts and start spelling it 'what', you will become a veritable paragon and part of the MN elite...

I hate all the ds/dd/dh/dp too!!!

You don't have to use them, you know! If you prefer typing out 'darling husband' in full, be our guest!

This is my favourites:

FOTNM

Sqeaver - you are Norty

ROFLMAO

v good squeaver

I like them, but them I'm a lazy sod so any thing that saves time is fine by me...

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