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OK, I mean acknowledged and will attempt to comply unweird Feb 2021 #1
Lots of recommendations, lots of supportive replies, but nothing will change. Towlie Feb 2021 #76
I agree. I have had to give up on some posts because I have no clue what the abbreviations mean. Ka-Dinh Oy Feb 2021 #2
If I have to work hard and play Sherlock Holmes to figure out what a post is about... hvn_nbr_2 Feb 2021 #19
My feelings also. Ka-Dinh Oy Feb 2021 #45
Ditto! n/t Paper Roses Feb 2021 #50
Same here. Scottie Mom Feb 2021 #61
I feel the same way. Jeebo Feb 2021 #3
I appreciate this post. I'm not good with all the internet abbreviations. Pongo Feb 2021 #4
Welcome to our DU family. niyad Feb 2021 #43
Thank you so much. Pongo Feb 2021 #52
Welcome to DU, Pongo! calimary Feb 2021 #67
I think my screen name may have military connotations but it actually has nothing to do with that. Pongo Feb 2021 #68
Thanks! This needed to be said. lunatica Feb 2021 #5
Glad to know I'm not the only one who has to frequently ask what an abbreviation means. nt LAS14 Feb 2021 #6
I have a problem with this, too. PlanetBev Feb 2021 #7
Agree wholeheartedly. IL Dem Feb 2021 #8
Thank you PatSeg Feb 2021 #9
" some people just abbreviate as they go" - YES! lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #31
Exactly! PatSeg Feb 2021 #89
I spend too much time looking up acronyms only to find out that it's a local issue. Who would know? Firestorm49 Feb 2021 #10
Also, please give political party affiliation of politicians. NCjack Feb 2021 #11
YES! THIS! (n/t) Lefta Dissenter Feb 2021 #53
Yes! phylny Feb 2021 #57
UrbanDictionary.com is your friend. intheflow Feb 2021 #12
Friend? UrbanDictionary.com is my FUCKBUDDY! Paladin Feb 2021 #71
WILCO Major Nikon Feb 2021 #13
... Kali Feb 2021 #81
What does that mean? MyMission Feb 2021 #100
I will comply Myrddin Feb 2021 #103
lol. You got me there. And it wasn't an easy Google either ecstatic Feb 2021 #107
Who the hell is Stuart G and what does the G stand for? lame54 Feb 2021 #14
I suspect a sock puppet speak easy Feb 2021 #16
" " " " Sneederbunk Feb 2021 #21
G can stand for Government. Stuart could be a G man IronLionZion Feb 2021 #70
If the VP is such a VIP, maybe we should keep the PC on the QT..... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2021 #15
And if you do... Dagstead Bumwood Feb 2021 #65
TBH IDK WTH... ret5hd Feb 2021 #17
IKR Totally Tunsie Feb 2021 #36
I consistently try to be sensitive to this issue, Stuart. Hugin Feb 2021 #18
Thank You. I appreciate your post. If this were not a problem, I would not have posted it. Stuart G Feb 2021 #23
I concur. ChazInAz Feb 2021 #55
"When I was a kid" FTW meant F**k The World CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #64
Well Timewas Feb 2021 #20
I've posted this before lillypaddle Feb 2021 #22
Exactly correct FakeNoose Feb 2021 #24
My pleasure lillypaddle Feb 2021 #84
+1,000! AwakeAtLast Feb 2021 #49
ACRONYMS, sheesh... Montauk6 Feb 2021 #25
You are not the only one...who is "mature." I really do not like the "O" word. Stuart G Feb 2021 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author ancianita Feb 2021 #44
I Don't Know, Stuart ProfessorGAC Feb 2021 #88
I found a great graphic on 'gaslighting' posted by a friend. Hugin Feb 2021 #29
gaslighting in a nutshell. Hugin Feb 2021 #32
+++ hlthe2b Feb 2021 #35
Gaslighting comes from the 1943 movie Gaslight with Ingrid Bergman Ron Obvious Feb 2021 #42
I must say "virtue signaling" makes no sense to me. CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #62
Virtue signalling is is when you make a statement designed to make you look acceptable to the Celerity Feb 2021 #98
If you saw the movie "Gaslight" with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer, it was the prime niyad Feb 2021 #66
Agreed. And no text speak, either. Ron Obvious Feb 2021 #26
This. piddyprints Feb 2021 #30
I also use correct punctuation in texts too. Ron Obvious Feb 2021 #37
Some people might disagree with the way I use elipsis ... lpbk2713 Feb 2021 #72
ikr... dhill926 Feb 2021 #27
...ikr....means, "I Know Right"..perhaps you do.., but that is a matter of opinion. Stuart G Feb 2021 #38
just a joke... dhill926 Feb 2021 #40
"I know, right?" is an expression similar to "I feel you." Both draw from Black usage. IKR is ancianita Feb 2021 #46
A friend of mine had to make a phone call to someone else. piddyprints Feb 2021 #33
Large Melon? Hugin Feb 2021 #34
Those too. piddyprints Feb 2021 #41
Major Manuals of Usage require a full first reference before any acronym is used after. ancianita Feb 2021 #39
Does DU have an acronym dictionary? mwooldri Feb 2021 #47
No, but wouldn't it be nice if someone started one. littlemissmartypants Feb 2021 #93
I thought so too MyMission Feb 2021 #104
I've been trying to address it since I got here. littlemissmartypants Feb 2021 #106
One of my favorite stories on this... momta Feb 2021 #48
Just google them, quick solution! Nt USALiberal Feb 2021 #51
tl;dr KG Feb 2021 #54
For the longest time Lefta Dissenter Feb 2021 #56
Excellent point TNNurse Feb 2021 #58
Your G.O.P. abbreviation should be spelled Q.O.P. or G.Q.P. KS Toronado Feb 2021 #59
Yes, yes, and yes please!. Magoo48 Feb 2021 #60
I'm with you. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2021 #63
Agreed! Atticus posted about this not long ago. CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #69
NP. Just joking. No problem. judesedit Feb 2021 #73
Use Le Google Warpy Feb 2021 #74
Right, I don't think it's really that hard, or distracting to do PutGramaOnThePhone Feb 2021 #78
And while we're airing grievances... hurple Feb 2021 #75
Oh man...I thought "feats of strength"... ret5hd Feb 2021 #77
TL; DR. JK. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 #79
Sorry, NO BadGimp Feb 2021 #80
Come on old .... PutGramaOnThePhone Feb 2021 #82
Guess I was lucky that on the music site I frequent... electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #91
Thanks Butterflylady Feb 2021 #83
The example you gave is so common, barbtries Feb 2021 #85
For sure! PutGramaOnThePhone Feb 2021 #86
Thanks! There's only one I've kept running into that I didn't know, and... electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #90
you're welcome! barbtries Feb 2021 #92
I'd forgotten about but knew of The Urban Dictionary 👍 electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #95
If anyone tells you they are going to play a funny song for you DFW Feb 2021 #87
Dear Stuart G, I can't believe that you are still beating this dead horse. Good luck. ❤ pants littlemissmartypants Feb 2021 #94
the language is evolving mopinko Feb 2021 #96
I don't use abbreviations. I even write "okay". marie999 Feb 2021 #97
Kicked and recommended (K & R) with comments MyMission Feb 2021 #99
Well, first you have to TOTT PCIntern Feb 2021 #101
But it's super easy to look any up. Just google TTYL, for example, and see what you get. n/t pnwmom Feb 2021 #102
I can try to explain the meaning of "nt": JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2021 #105
They're kind of here to stay.... Chakaconcarne Feb 2021 #108
OK, it's time DFW Feb 2021 #109
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