Acronyms used on Senior Forums

StarSong said:
Below are alphabetically arranged, frequently used acronyms you may find on this forum or elsewhere.
Please PM me if you come across any I missed so I can edit the page accordingly.

Note that in the interest of reasonable brevity, I won't include acronyms like NATO, LOL and others that have been in widespread use for over a decade.

DDIL = Dear Daughter-in-law
DGD = Dear Granddaughter
DGS = Dear Grandson
DH = Darling Husband
DS = Dear Son
DSIL = Dear Son-in-law
FOMO = Fear of Missing Out
FWIS = For What It's Worth
GD = Granddaughter
GKS = Grandkids
GS -= Grandson
IDK = I Don't Know
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
IMHO = In My Humble Opinon
IMO = In My Opinion
IOW = In Other Words

IRL = In Real Life (as opposed to online life)
ISO = In Search Of
LMK = Let Me Know
NSFW = Not Safe For Work (Screen may show something inappropriate for a business setting)
OIC = Oh, I See
OT = Off Topic
PM = Private Message
SMH = Shaking My Head
SO = Significant Other
SSDD = Same Sh!t, Diferent Day
TBH = To Be Honest
TGS = Toddler Grandson
TLDR = Too Long, Didn't Read
TMI = Too Much Information
TTYL = Talk To You Later
TTYTT = To Tell You The Truth
WFH = Work From Home
WTF = What the F+++
YMMV = Your Milege May Vary (Your experience may differ)
YOLO = You Only Live Once
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Thanks. I need this for translation.
 
It's never made a difference if I don't know the acronym meaning because it's always a superfluous comment and not really relevant to the post.

The only one I would use is LOL to indicate that my post was made in jest and not meant to be serious...just in case someone might take offense.
I could insert a smiling emoji but that takes too long LOL!
 
FOMO IMO LMK if I can TTYTT, IIRC some provide TMI. Like they are TOT. Personally IDC. TBH using acronyms IMO while modern is SNAFU
 
Packerjohn said:
I don't like 'em and I never use them. Seems that folks that use tiny keys on smartphones like them. Not me; I use a full key board and I took a touch typing course way back in the late 60s.

For the younger generation that don't know what a full keyboard looks like, I ask you to look at this photo and learn!
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Y'all probably ain't gonna have any luck with that request....

As I'm officially old...I HATE acronyms! Reminds me too much of Army days...and work!
 
StarSong said:
Below are alphabetically arranged, frequently used acronyms you may find on this forum or elsewhere.
Please PM me if you come across any I missed so I can edit the page accordingly.

Note that in the interest of reasonable brevity, I won't include acronyms like NATO, LOL and others that have been in widespread use for over a decade.

DDIL = Dear Daughter-in-law
DGD = Dear Granddaughter
DGS = Dear Grandson
DH = Darling Husband
DS = Dear Son
DSIL = Dear Son-in-law
FOMO = Fear of Missing Out
FWIS = For What It's Worth
GD = Granddaughter
GKS = Grandkids
GS -= Grandson
IDK = I Don't Know
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
IMHO = In My Humble Opinon
IMO = In My Opinion
IOW = In Other Words

IRL = In Real Life (as opposed to online life)
ISO = In Search Of
LMK = Let Me Know
NSFW = Not Safe For Work (Screen may show something inappropriate for a business setting)
OIC = Oh, I See
OT = Off Topic
PM = Private Message
SMH = Shaking My Head
SO = Significant Other
SSDD = Same Sh!t, Diferent Day
TBH = To Be Honest
TGS = Toddler Grandson
TLDR = Too Long, Didn't Read
TMI = Too Much Information
TTYL = Talk To You Later
TTYTT = To Tell You The Truth
WFH = Work From Home
WTF = What the F+++
YMMV = Your Milege May Vary (Your experience may differ)
YOLO = You Only Live Once
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Didn't see "DW" = Dear Wife.
 
Nathan said:
Didn't see "DW" = Dear Wife.
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Thanks, I'll add it. I'm trying to stay with the ones that tend to not be obvious.

I skipped LOL, BTW and a few others in common use. It's hard to imagine anyone on a forum might be unfamiliar with them.

Matrix set this thread up so I can edit the first post. You'll see the additions there.
 
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Capt Lightning said:
I generally ignore posts with lots of acronyms or 'text speak', or ones starting 'so'. If a post is worth reading it should be worth writing it properly.
IMO :devilish:
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I understand skipping a post if there are too many unknown acronyms - but skipping just because the poster started with a word you dont start sentences with??

seems a bit OTT to me.
 
FWIS = For What It's Worth (this one doesn't make sense - Worth starts with a W, not an S)?

When I see a bunch of these in a post, I move on. Not my job to figure out what someone is trying to say.
 
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