English Please

[mamabearlehman]

ok, so as I look at some posts they are like a foreign language to me with all the abbreviations. DD, DS, SDS, YDS, DH, PIOG. Why can't we just spell out words? I have no idea what all these random letters mean. Maybe I'm just oldschool.

[ToddlerBrain82]

I know what you mean. Sometimes I get confused by abbreviations, too. 

If it helps, I think that some of the ones you mentioned are: Dear Daughter, Dear Son, Dear Husband, and Posted In Other Groups. Not sure of a couple of them though.

Quoting mamabearlehman:

ok, so as I look at some posts they are like a foreign language to me with all the abbreviations. DD, DS, SDS, YDS, DH, PIOG. Why can't we just spell out words? I have no idea what all these random letters mean. Maybe I'm just oldschool.

[chrissysnow22]

Lol it took me forever to to get the abbreviations and i'm only 23 Btw what yds?

[summerdaile]

Yeah I'm no good with abbreviations. SOOO many and even some mean different thing!

[ChaoticAtBest]

I usually spell most of my stuff out too...lol but I like lol, lmao, rofl =)

[tcmeeler]

YDS - younger dear son, ODS - older dear son. D is the abbreviation for daughter. SD is stepdaughter, SS is stepson. SO can be significant other OR spinoff depending on what context SO meaning spinoff is usually S/O. DH, dear hubby. DF dear fiance.

[chillemi78]

Somewhere in the Newcomeer's group is a list of all the abbreviations and what they mean. The ds, dh, lol I can handle, but I HATE when full words are all shortened, like srsly, ur, etc. SERIOUSLY, you can't add the couple extra letters to type a full word?

[virgochild79]

Here you go :) I copied this from one of the New Comers Groups.

C = Adopted Child
AF = Aunt Flo
AP= Attachment Parenting
ATM = At the Moment 
AYT = Are You There 
BBL = Be Back Later 
BF = Boy Friend (also sometimes best friend, breast-feeding or breakfast, depending on context!!)
BFN = Big Fat Negative 
BFP = Big Fat Positive
BIL = Brother-In-Law 
BL = Belly Laugh 
BRB = Be Right Back 
BTW = By The Way 
CIO = Crying It Out
CM = CafeMom 
CYL = Catch Ya' Later 
DD = Dearest Daughter, Darling Daughter, etc 
DF = Dear/Darling Fiance' 
DH = Dear Hubby (Or Husband), Darling Hubby, Darn Hubby, Dumb Hubby, etc 
DIKU = Do I Know You 
DS = Dearest Son, Darling Son, etc (can also mean Direct Sales) 
DSA = Direct Selling Association
ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival or Edited To Add
F2F = Face To Face 
FAQ = Frequently Asked Question 
FC = Foster Child
FIL = Father-In-Law 
FTW = For The Win
FWIW = For What It's Worth 
GF = Girl Friend 
HTH = Hope That Helps 
IKWYM = I Know What You Mean 
IM = Instant Message 
IMHO = In My Humble/Honest Opinion 
IRL = In Real Life 
ISO = In Search Of 
ITA = I Totally Agree
JK = Just Kidding 
JMO = Just My Opinion/Observation
JUD = Jumping Up And Down
KWIM = Know What I Mean
LMAO = Laughing My A$$ Off
LMBO = Laughing My Butt Off
LO = Little One
LOL = Laughing Out Loud or Lots Of Laughs 
MB = Message Board 
MD = Meltdown 
MIL = Mother-In-Law 
MIS/DS = Mom's In Sales Direct Selling 
NAD = Nursing At Desk
NAK = Nursing At Keyboard
OIC = Oh I See 
OMG = Oh My Gosh
OP = Original Poster
OT = Off Topic 
OTOH = On The Other Hand 
PIOG = Posted In Other Groups
PITA = Pain In The Acronyms
PM = Private Message
POV = Point Of View 
PP = Previous Poster
PTMM = Please Tell Me More 
RAK/DAK=Random Acts Of Kindness/Deliberate Acts Of Kindness
RE = Rolling Eyes
ROFL or ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing 
ROFLMBO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Butt Off 
SAH(M) =Stay At Home (Mom)
SD = Step Daughter
SIL = Sister-In-Law 
SMH = Shaking My Head
SO = Significant Other 
S/O = Spin-off
SS = Step Son
STBX = Soon To Be Ex
TIA = Thanks In Advance 
TMI = Too Much Information 
TOM = Time Of The Month 
TTC = Trying To Conceive 
TTYL = Talk To You Later 
TY = Thank You 
WAH(M) = Work At Home (Mom)
WOTH(M) = Work Outside the Home (Mom)
WB = Welcome Back 
WTG = Way To Go 
WTH = What The Heck

[RugersMommy06]

I usually just type out the words, but I do use piog (post in other groups) and lol.

[Karine561]

It bother me too! English is not my 1er language it take me a little minute to understand those abreviations.

[kaitybird]

I am glad there are more of us out there.  It took me awhile to catch on.  :)  I think it is easier to spell things out, but we have become a country of let's do everything the easy way.  It is like that even in school SPELLING doesn't even seem to be important anymore.  :)