Down With Acronyms

Urban Dictionary is pretty good actually, and not just for acronyms.

No you're not. I put a similar post on here a couple of weeks ago but I don't think anyone even responded. Maybe they CBA! I didn't realise you could click on "acronyms" at the top of the page at the time. I must say I managed to work the majority of them out anyway, but it's annoying if someone uses one which isn't in the list. I hate text speak too and never use it on my phone. Even my two daughters hate it and use the correct spelling and grammar.

NO!

www.gransnet.com/forums/health/a1229713-Using-initials-instead-of-full-words

Here is a link to the thread you started, Peaseblossom. You will see that quite a few people responded.

[Grin] Wobblybits, I was making mischief.

I believe acronyms first came about when mobile phones came in and text messages were restricted to about 140 characters and each text was charged individually. You needed to be able to put across your point briefly. The habit caught on and here we are today.

It's easy enough to fathom out, with the Internet at our finger tips.

Acronymphomania - the uncontrollable or excessive need to form abbreviations from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words.

GWoof. I am with you. I loathe acronyms. I use social media all the time and post on StreetLife, and no one uses acronym. To say it is the culture of Gransnet does not mean it cannot change. Why do we have to have DH for instance. What would make us normally write darling husband, darling daughter. I am stil working full time for myself, but can easily find the time to type the actual word.

I do occasionally post on this site, but never use acronyms. No need. It's lazy and it's okay if others want to use them, but really it takes a while to work them out. Each to his own I guess.

Thanks for that, thatbags. I would not have guessed that in a hundred years.

Well us wot post lots, like it.

Soz.

(that was to joyfully)

I don't mind acronyms as long as I can work out what they are. Being a DLF it took me a while to figure out your FFS jings and CBA took me a while too but it's part of GN and everyone does it. (However I have got into a few scrapes using LOL when sending text messages as I thought it meant "lots of love". I've had some very strange replies )

Give me time... I will work it out.

DLF. DLF....

better not come up with anything too rude....

Ah, sarcasm, ag. Hey ho.

And there was me taking your comment as genuine. Hey ho again.

Dear Little...AH!! Delicate Little Flower!

I have just come across this, thought it appropriate? And rather amusing?

Dopey-longinthetooth-featherbrain

NO !!!'

Do not report Do not report!!!

(That Lara's got it in for me)

I keep saying that you wouldn't join your local wi or whatever and tell them they had it all wrong and had to change - or would you? I think that would be very rude and presumptuous!

Could mean anything, in fact, I won't put what just popped into my mind.

That was the DLF ......btw

I've already told you what DLF stands for - are my posts invisible?

'Can't be axxxx ' Anniesgranny
Yes they are not new, SWALK was often used and we used to put some others on the back of envelopes i can only remember a couple of others ITALY and HOLLAND anyone use others

Ana

Oops! I think I just misinterptreted something!

Apologies to ag if I did!

DNR, Jinglbellsfrock? That's worrying!