Common Internet Abbreviations

[mommabear]

I've noticed on a lot of the boards, husband, daughter, and son are abbreviated dh, dd, ds. I am so curious what the "d" stands for! I just can't figure it out! (I know when you tell me it will be so simple!)

[lworth]

I'm new to all of this as well, but I think it stands for "dear"
If not, I guess I need to be enlightened as well

[kimmyo]

I guess it depends in what context I know in some cases I like to think of it as "dang" instead of "dear" ! LOL I guess it's just personal preference!;-)

[CarmellaF]

I didn't know what it meant either so I always just made it up in my head that it meant darling. Though I do like Kimmy's suggestion that dang is appropriate sometimes!! LOL!!!!

[HOMEWriter]

These are the ones I use the most, or have seen the most - there are more. Most of them are just basic phrases that have been shortened to letters.

dd = dear daughter
ds = dear son
dh = dear husband
mil = mother-in-law
fil = father-in-law
bil = brother-in-law
sil = sister-in-law
FYI = for your information
IMHO = In my humble opinion
ISO = in search of
BTW = by the way
FWIW = for what it's worth
KWIM = know what I mean?
LOL = laughing out loud
ROTFLOL = rolling on the floor, laughing out loud
LMBO = laughing my butt off (some people will use "A" instead of "B")

Hope that helps!
(that would be "HTH"!)

Kelly H.

[Shawn]

Although I know many of these, there are a few I have not seen or heard of.

Thanks again.

[HOMEWriter]

I run an e-mail list for families who use the same curriculum I do, and there are over 400 members (only about 100 are really active, with another hundred posting once a month or less). We tend to abbreviate some of the materials we discuss, like DbD (Day by Day, the lesson planner), P2P (Penmanship to Praise), etc.

Combine that with the things I posted above and you've got a message that looks like it's typed in code!



Kelly H.

[Shawn]

Can you imagine if we actually did that...

Let a new member try to read it and wonder what they got themself into... LOL

But we would never do that!

[kimmyo]

Here are some common and not so common abbreviations you may see on the boards and in chat rooms on the internet:

BBL = Be Back Later
BF= Boyfriend
BIL= Brother In Law
BRB= Be Right Back
BTDT= Been There Done That
CU= See you
DH= Dear Husband (or Darn Husband)
DS= Dear Son
DD= Dear Daughter
FIL= Father In Law
FYI= For Your Information
GF= Girlfriend
IC= I See
IMHO= In My Humble Opinion
IOW= In Other Words
JK= Just Kidding
LOL= Laughing Out Loud
LTNS= Long Time No See
MIL= Mother In Law
PM= Private Message
ROFL= Rolling On Floor Laughing
SIL= Sister In Law
SO= Significant Other
TTFN= Ta Ta For Now
TWG= TightWad Gazette
TY= Thank You
WWW= World Wide Web
YW= Your Welcome

Hope this helps some of you who are new to the WWW!

[kimmyo]

Oh Goofy Me! I just posted a new thread in the News Forum for Newbies about abbreviations!

Looks like ya'll already got it covered!