Too many acronyms.

Just had a boabm (bit of a blonde moment)
Lurking on the ds (dark side) MN.
A poster said I have seen worse on GN!
Highly probably I thought

Then I worked it out......
Graham Norton

HNY ????

So basically the idea is to work out what adjective the poster means us to insert in place of the d, and to read the post whilst working out who SiL is. Or Ds1, Ds2. Good game! Thanks for clarifying that. I gave up comprehension tests when I left school.
Happy New Year everyone. Or for acronym lovers HNY!

But why change?

Just put husband /partner etc then we don't have to worry about nuances or other clues.

Well you don't know exactly annep, but the content of the post usually gives a clue.
For example: "Today my DH brought me tea and toast in bed and then did all the housework" unlikely example I know ; but it would be reasonable to expect that, on this occasion, DH is "darling husband".
Example: " Today my DH took the rubbish out to the bin and dropped 3 day old fish heads all over the floor". On this occasion it would be perfectly reasonable to expect that, on this occassion, he's a "dratted husband"!

I've probably added to the confusion but, basically, it's all in the nuances and tones of the post.

I’m with annep. I know what most mean but they still annoy me. If you wouldn’t talk about your “dear, darling dratted etc daughter” when speaking, why do it when writing?
Anyway, some will use, others won’t and we can agree to differ about whether they’re useful or annoying ?

But Chewbacca how do we know?

"D" might not be for darling though; it depends on the mood and nature of the post. It could "dear" or "dratted" or "damned". But the drift is just the same.

I think also the difficulty is when people refer to their step families, cousins twice removed, half siblings etc., all gets very confusing, I get muddled working out just who is who, and then I lose interest...…...

Oh I've just used an acronym. How funny. ??
But I still don't like acronyms for family titles. They are used quite a lot throughout some posts.
I don't mind medical ones like IBS or CFS/ME.
I won't use them and I don't expect anyone to stop. I'm just saying. And some people don't need to be rude. I still think the overuse of darling is silly. (imho ?)

I agree Annep, though it does depend on the nature of the post. Sometimes people’s families and relationships are so complicated that it’s difficult to work out what’s going on with all the sil s dd dgs dgd not to mention steps and mils.

Could I add another to the list
BAH bloody annoying husband..?

I think it would be easier for all if we stuck to the listed ones and just other well known ones like ME & MS. Assuming the writer wants people to know what has been written it only makes sense to not complicate things. Yes, we all know who TM and JC are but not the names of all MPs.

Not spotted that!

Yes, irony at its best nina

annep
" I prefer to write the words and it makes it easier reading (imo)"

Sorry but that made me

Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes BTW

I have to agree that it's mildly irritating when people use abbreviations for medical conditions or legal terminology. I'd imagine most of us are familiar with such medical terms as MS, IBS, or ME, but if someone announces a family member is suffering from DCM or EDS, who amongst us is going to know what these conditions are? Possibly only others who have experience of them.
So yes, I do wish posters would clarify these terms at the first mention of them, surely not too much to ask.

IMHO you have that sorted Chew!!

I was taught the abbreviations by my DS and DIL, who, in turn, had learned them from her DM. She's teaching them now to DGS and DGD and DMIL. I'm expecting my BFF to arrive shortly, so had better go. TTFN!

Well don't use them but don't expect everyone else to comply!

Well excuse me for voicing my opinion mcem and sorry if I'm going over old ground Kittylester. I didn't realise. I'm not suggesting they should be banned at all. Just commenting. I prefer to write the words. And it makes easier reading (imo).
I do think the D in front of (H)husband or D(daughter) is silly. If I was talking to a friend I would not normally say my darling husband/ daughter/son.... But maybe others do.

Point taken annie

BB not referring to a specific new poster, more about the number of grumbles I've read recently going over the same old ground.

Some posts are from folk who have never liked them but have learned/chosen to get on with it. Some from newer posters who expect us to adapt even after 7 years.

I do agree with annie that medical and legal issues should be spelled out in full before switching to an abbreviated version and with nina that it is not necessary to refer to the list of abbreviations indefinitely!