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Down With Acronyms

(112 Posts)
Gwoof Sat 17-Sept-16 11:50:46

Am I being unreasonable in disliking acronyms? Surely it doesn't take much effort or time to type in the full words. Without them the flow for the reader is so much easier. Frequent use of acronyms is like being in a special club where you have to keep up with stupid rules. Let's start a new fashion in Gransnet: stop overusing acronyms and make reading a pleasure again.

kittylester Sun 18-Sept-16 10:07:58

You can do what you like even start your own blessed website where you ban the use of D! Then, after 3/4 years, we can come along and tell you that you've got it all wrong!

jinglbellsfrocks Sun 18-Sept-16 10:03:10

No! It's a long held tradition. The prefix stays.

Shelagh6 Sun 18-Sept-16 10:01:03

I absolutely agree with Gwoof and if we can just drop the 'D' for Darling which is totally unnecessary, the conversations would flow and I would easily understand who is who and I am surprised and think that is obvious to anybody - who on earth refers to their Darling Daughter in Law and Darling Granddaughter in real life - who thought this up?? Let's get real!

silverlining48 Sun 18-Sept-16 09:54:04

Just worked CBA out. Success. !!

misunderstood Sun 18-Sept-16 09:26:06

Totally agree but I think it's because many don't know how to spell correctly nowadays.

Wobblybits Sat 17-Sept-16 22:04:40

Crossing out not intended.

Wobblybits Sat 17-Sept-16 22:04:01

Too Long, didn't read -- You are being unreasonable Simples grin

kittylester Sat 17-Sept-16 21:46:47

I thought it was ' don't be mardy!'grin And I still don't know what Sudomin meant.confused

grannylyn65 Sat 17-Sept-16 20:22:24

gringrin

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 17-Sept-16 19:16:50

D'you think it will catch on?

No, neither do I.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 17-Sept-16 19:16:17

It meant 'don't be mean' (to the OP)

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 17-Sept-16 19:01:41

I made mine up.

Elegran Sat 17-Sept-16 14:56:52

grin Ttfn, Gwoof (That's a very old one. My father used it, and my grandfather before him. Means "Ta-ta for now")

Gwoof Sat 17-Sept-16 14:22:58

Thanks Elegran. I now realise that my complaint is a very common one and I apologise for bringing it up again.
I mean: take a look a Tl;dr from SueDonim. I am not going TBA to look that up.

Elegran Sat 17-Sept-16 14:01:03

I couldn't make out any of the words of your song, Gwoof A bit like trying to work out what obscure acronyms mean!

I agree with you about overuse and obscure ones. The ones are here are mostly common-or-garden ones though. Stick with it and soon you won't even notice them, you'll be so busy wondering what the ones without acronyms are going on about!

SueDonim Sat 17-Sept-16 13:58:54

Tl;dr. YABU.

grin

Nandalot Sat 17-Sept-16 13:47:41

A few on here I don't know. But that's ok.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 17-Sept-16 13:18:39

dbm

Wobblybits Sat 17-Sept-16 13:13:41

lmao

aggie Sat 17-Sept-16 12:50:55

yes lol

kittylester Sat 17-Sept-16 12:46:44

Are the people who start all these acronym threads just attention seeking?

Gwoof Sat 17-Sept-16 12:42:50

Thanks all!
I love your posts and I hate over use of acronyms especially obscure ones.
Here is a little song for you:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=66JnQls1e4k

thatbags Sat 17-Sept-16 12:40:13

Haha! Love the "Oh, stop moaning!" approach. Go GNers!

Gwoof looks like an acronym to me, a hybrid one for Granny Woof or something.

Elegran Sat 17-Sept-16 12:36:24

I've just noticed that this is under the AIBU banner - so you are already using an acronym. grin Not that painful, was it?

DaphneBroon Sat 17-Sept-16 12:31:33

FGS, YABU, CBA, TTFN