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Can't Figure It Out And Feel Really Stupid Asking

Nic

By Nic
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Nic
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I have been on this forum for almost a year now I believe and I am finally going to ask this question :unsure: . What in the world does the D stand for before someone puts "H" for husband or "S" for son? For example, DH or DS. I am sure once someone tells me I will be like, "Duh that was obvious" but have secretly been trying to figure it out and just can't.

Nicole

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jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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I have been on this forum for almost a year now I believe and I am finally going to ask this question :unsure: . What in the world does the D stand for before someone puts "H" for husband or "S" for son? For example, DH or DS. I am sure once someone tells me I will be like, "Duh that was obvious" but have secretly been trying to figure it out and just can't.

Nicole

D (in this case) = dear. :)

Rachel--24 Collaborator
Rachel--24
Posted

I was all prepared to answer "Diarrhea"....until I read the post. :lol::lol:

DH=Dear Husband...as Patti already said. :)

Scott Adams Grand Master
Scott Adams
Posted

Actually on this board DH is also likely to mean Dermatitis Herpetaformis, the skin condition associated with celiac disease.

Take care,

Scott

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elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

I think we should make a new acronym for husbands, to clear up this possible confusion with dematitis herpetiformous. How about TGATH (that guy around the house)? Or MGG (my Greek God?) ...I wish....Hmmmmm..... :)

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
Posted
I think we should make a new acronym for husbands, to clear up this possible confusion with dematitis herpetiformous. How about TGATH (that guy around the house)? Or MGG (my Greek God?) ...I wish....Hmmmmm..... :)

:lol::lol::lol:

OH? = Other Half

Scott Adams Grand Master
Scott Adams
Posted

I think using acronyms can lead to "clicky" type exchanges that new members won't understand, and it will simply lead to them feeling left out. Why not just use "husband."

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elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

It is, of course, the only answer! I remember feeling left out when I first joined and didn't know what some of these short forms meant. Discouraging their use is the polite way to go. Have we really become so pressed for time (or lazy) that we cannot manage to type out a word in its entirety? :)

debmidge Rising Star
debmidge
Posted

....just wanted to chime in...the abbreviations do keep me from understanding the posts sometimes. I would have said "D" is diarrhea ... I read somewhere that abbreviations are good when you are communicating one on one with someone, but not in general communications as it could lead to miscommunications. One example of this is a doctor's prescription!

I'd like to ask if we could keep the abbreviations down to a minimum.

Just a sugggestion..

Guest nini
Guest nini
Posted

I would also say to keep the abbreviations to a minimum because some people are in the habit of using dh for husband (I use hubby) or C.D. for compact disc but the auto thingy makes it "I have the new Enya celiac disease" and that just makes no sense whatsoever... I do kinda like the auto complete for celiac disease so that I don't have to type it all out all the time, but when people are talking about music I get really confused!

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

This discussion is interesting to me.

This is the first forum I've ever been involved in--in fact, I didn't know how to post or even send an email before I joined up here. I had to ask my son how to do these things! I found the site, quite by accident, while using my new computer to look up an ingredient. At the time, that was about all I could manage :lol: I just wanted to be a part of this community because I had never been able to discuss these things with people before--and to find folks with the same issues as I had--I didn't care that I was computer-illiterate--I just wanted in :)

The only abbreviation I use is "D", because I'm too lazy to spell out diarrhea :P (And wasn't at all sure how to spell it :ph34r: ) I won't do that anymore--I wasn't aware that it made anyone feel excluded. :blink: The other abbreviations, I don't use, as I said, I'm not used to speaking "computer"! But, I was able to figure out pretty quickly what everyone was saying.

I never felt excluded--even when I was new. I just kind of jumped in with both feet!

The funny thing is, I'm not like that in real life at all! I tend to shy away from groups or people who I don't know well. :unsure:

Scott Adams Grand Master
Scott Adams
Posted

I just want to point out that using abbreviations like "D" for diarrhea will make it so that other people won't be able to search and find any important information that you might have posted about diarrhea. Please keep in mind that any posts you make here have the potential of helping people who end up here years from now...but only if they can find them.

Take care,

Scott

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted
Please keep in mind that any posts you make here have the potential of helping people who end up here years from now...but only if they can find them.

Take care,

Scott

Now that you put it that way, I will be sure not to use the abbreviation again--I never thought of that! :D

elonwy Enthusiast
elonwy
Posted

The newest one, that I use even in speaking these days, how sad is that, is SO for "significant other". It gets sad when chat speak starts working its way into spoken language.

As for spelling, Firefox now has spell check built into the browser. So when you misspell something, it puts a red line under it like Word. Another reason to use Firefox.

Elonwy

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