Use of acronyms

Thankyou ana, although I find working on the tablet very frustrating and slow, I changed to the desktop site which seems marginally better.

I've got used to the more usual acronyms now, but sometimes have to ask or google more unusual ones.

But Grannyknot, your username starts with a capital letter...

Teaching was rife with acronyms.......used to go to training and they were peppered about like bullets. If I asked what they meant everyone else would also admit confusion, not having dared to ask.

Nice to be retired.

I suppose at first (although I can't remember now) it must seem a bit like learning a new language.

I too find DD DS annoying, and what's wrong with hubby, partner. FFS BTW IMHO etc. are not a GN thing though as we know. they are used in texts and on other forums. I've been using them for years.

It's just shorthand, it makes life easier. I never really think of the D as standing for dear, but perhaps now when he's not in the good books I'll just type H. Or I could use D for damn.

Glad I'm not the only one who really doesn't want to put D'in front of H. What's wrong with H, D, S ,GS, GD if the whole point of acronyms is speed?
One that amuses me , though I haven't seen it on GN is TLDR .

Ha'Ha Maggie! perhaps Imshould put FH or BH!!!

He's in the doghouse at the moment, as it happens. I'm thinking BH, SH, possibly even FH.

Cross posts, Atqui!

I've just googled TLDR Atqui. Certainly one to bear in mind in future...

I do like the D. My DBH comes in very useful, mentally, it conveys both affection and irony.

Ana doh! I thought it was all lower case - senior moment. I never write it with a capital or didn't as far as I remember so I don't know how that happened.

I like RTFT (read the thread). Very often needed on GN when something has already been explained / answered.

Yes! That's another one I'll have to remember, Icyalittle

(Although I might just modify it to RTBT for GN )

Ooh, I'm going to have to make a note of those two - TLDR and RTFT. Or yes, perhaps RTBT. Or perhaps WYMRTTP (would you mind reading the thread please)

Silly me! I hadn't realised there was an index to the acronyms! I don't think it is going to make it less annoying for me though - I will still have to stop and think what each one stands for!!!!

You'll be amazed how quickly you will get used to them auntiej. If you're a regular poster, or 'lurker' you'll learn them all in next to no time

I love LTDR!!!

GNHQ should add it to the acronyms list. I very rarely read posts more than about three lines long.

Got it wrong then.

TLDR

reikinana - of course if he isn't a 'DH' you can always call him 'OG"! - look it up in the acronyms ;)

And what you have to remember is that SiL can mean son-in-law or sister-in-law.

My daughter talks in acronyms, which drives me mad, so I just can`t be bothered with them on here, also, as Indinana pointed out, how do we know the difference between son-in-law and sister-in-law? Anyway, most of the time, DH just doesn`t apply here!

DiL's favourite is CTFD
Perhaps I'll start using it on some of the more political hysterical threads