The use of acronyms on Gransnet

Personally, although I may be quite a bit younger than some of the ladies on Gransnet, I find it thoroughly irritating, just write son, daughter, husband etc., instead of trying to be hip and up there with the younger generation. Just my opinion of course.

A Google search produced some amusing acronyms, but I feel we can do better. So who feels like adding to my list? (Somebody I hope!!)

TNGC that nice George Clooney
NTGTSS need to go to Specsavers
GTTGC going to the garden centre
CFMRG can't find my reading glasses
TALWIHACOC try again later when I've had a cup of coffee
BWC better with
WOC. o'clock

I can touch type too but I prefer to use the acronyms and have got used to them now. I am rarely foxed by any of them.

I must admit after being on GN for over 3 years now I sometimes do not get the meaning of some acronyms .

I probably have used them myself but I prefer to see the written word as they are more expressive of a posters feeling, just a personal view ofcourse.

So because some of us prefer to read without having to stop and decipher posts, then we are old fogeys?? For heaven’s sake (sorry FHS), I suppose then we should all start wearing slashed jeans, black nail varnish and nose studs.
I do not consider myself an old fogey by any means. I keep up with (appropriate) fashions, disco and line dance, and join my grandchildren (sorry DGC) on all sorts of den building, hill rolling and mud larking adventures.
So what is the point of it at all, if the reader has to stop and search through an urban dictionary or do a browser search just to understand the post?

i was a secretary for all my working life and able to touch type fairly rapidly [sorry not boasting - it's true].
therefore i find it easier to type daughter, son, grandaughter, etc out in full as it takes me very little time.
however there are some acronyms which completely fox me - so i just ignore that particular post without bothering to look anything up.

I wish people wouldn't come on here saying"I spend more time on Mumsnet than on GN". Is that supposed to suggest superiority - in an ageist manner?

There are some which it is more polite to use the acronym - FFS is an example, I would never type it out in full as I rarely swear, or one we used at work a lot RTFM (if you can't fix it, read the *****manual).

I spend more time on MN than GN so am used to acronyms and happy with them. No need to add the 'D' if you don't want to. I'm in the anti old fogey camp.

Thank you, I didn't want to admit that I hadn't a clue what some of the initials were for and spent more time trying to figure them out than understanding what the thread was about !!

Just type the acronym into your browser's search bar and various definitions, usages and meanings will come up. As I said earlier, urban dictionary is useful.

Where do you look up the acronyms? I agree with Too old for hot pants. (2old4hotpants)The general rule is you type out something in full, put the acronym afterwards in brackets and then use the acronym.

Took me a while to work out MHO - My honest opinion and WDYT? - What do you think?

Ah, ABST
(A bit slow tonight)

Yes, I know. My acronym was supposed to be 'Only Half a Bottle?'

See Lavande at 18.55

OHAB?

AHABOB Lavande???

I was discussing this thread with my husband and he asked if the acronym 'FWOS' was ever used..........?*



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Flippin' (or whatever one chooses....!) waste of space.

I think it is almost as fast to write the whole word instead of using an acronym. It's not that I'm old-fashioned, I just don't see the point.

I dislike the use of 'D', as surely our sons, daughters, husbands are always dear to us. OK, perhaps, in the case of husbands, not always!, Bless.

FWIW I like to master a new literary genre IYSWIM.

Just realised I should not be writing anything after half a bottle of Bordeaux. Night all.

Oh well. Just enjoy.

Mmm, not sure about that jinglbels. He is reckons he is my toy boy (rather than other half) because I am 4 weeks older than him.

They use DP for partner on Mumsnet, but I was just googling to check that and up popped something very naughty

I like the D for Darling. Mama, may I go out dancing, yes my darling daughter....

Lavande OH? (other half)