THAT acronym

What I don't get is when people - usually a fair bit younger than me but isn't everybody? - say OMG. I mean they actually say "Oh Em Gee". And "I heart (this/that/whatever)". So OMG is a text abbreviation that is used verbally, and the word 'heart' is used verbally in place of 'love', simply because the heart symbol is used to represents it

represent. Without the s.

MawBroon many moons ago, when there used to be a forum called "Bad Mothers Club" I posted a complaint about the rather slack/inappropriate use of LOL, along the lines of saying that if people really did "lol" at some of the things that they posted with that attached, then there must be a village missing an idiot somewhere.

Is LOL better /worse than PMSL?

Travelsafar, that's correct.

What's PMSL? I'm lagging behind here

Pissed myself laughing, Chewbacca, as opposed to ROTFLMAO

Thanks Phoenix. From that explanation, I think I get the gist of ROTFLMAO!?

I was going to mention PMSL, my son taught me that one when he used to spend time in chat rooms. I don’t use abbreviations in texts but I like LOL rather than PMSL or the rude PMSFL...

SORRY!

What the umph is FHB ? ....Fish Have Boobs
Flash Harry’s Brother Who was Flash Harry ? Was he related to Gordon Bennett ?
Flash his bits
Finish her breakfast

FHB (family hold back) was always used when I was growing up if unexpected visitors came which was rare. People didn't expect to be offered food only a cup of tea and maybe a biscuit, money was always tight, barely enough to last till the next pay packet. It was the same for everyone in the neighbourhood.

Yes it was Family hold back for me as well.

I dislike the use of acronyms and I think using them contributes to some new posters thinking Gransnet is cliquey.

Sodapop I so agree I think it’s a cross between the Freemasons handshakes and shorthand

What does Family hold back mean ? Can someone give me an example I can’t see where it fits in, hold back from what and why ?

IJFIAVC

IJOTMACOT

I sometimes spend a few seconds trying to decipher them and then I move on. Not worth writing out in full? Not worth reading methinks.

I’m not a fan of acronyms either. I have, however, used LOL, which sneaked up on me over many years.
I suppose I justify it as a legitimate shorthand. I tend to only use it in texts with immediate family. And I do, genuinely, often laugh out loud when I find things funny, even when I’m on my own.

What I don’t like, and can’t get used to are the abbreviations and acronyms used on Gransnet. I know I’m probably alone in this but I do find all the DGSs etc really very difficult and almost always have to “work them out”.
I’m sure others find them to be an easy shorthand.

"Bluebelle", Family Hold Back means, if you are entertaining and there's a fear there won't be enough food to go round, the family members take modest portions or don't have second helpings etc.

Remember all the acronyms service personnel used to put on the back of letters?
SWALK for the more innocent up to the ominous- GUTS!

Hoping this finds you as it leaves me in the pink!

( I do like WW2 diaries)

It took me ages to work out what some of the acronyms on here meant then I realised there was a key to them. Please don't LOL at me.

Can anyone tell me what Paw means, I often see it in GN posts?

Apologies to anyone living in NORWICH....

Paw (the clue is in the bold) was my darling DH whom I lost last November.
MawBroon and Paw , get it?

I used to think it meant 'Lots of Love'

AIBU to say it upsets me to explain that Paw is/was a person and not an acronym , why on earth would it be?
Acronyms are usually upper case,, usernames bold.
That is one reason we have typing conventions.