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Abbreviations in posts... what do they mean??

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Latest post on 16 July 2011 - 19:31

Hi all.

Sorry if this is written down somewhere else, but I have wondered and can't find the answer...

What does DH DL and DD and all the other abbreviations that you use in posts actually stand for? I find it weird when you refer to your husband as DH. Sorry, I don't get it. Can someone enlighten me please? Thanks! :)

PS: I know OP means Original Poster?

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Latest post on 18 July 2011 - 16:09
DL-D*mn Landlord!-or Dear Landlord depending on the context-the former is more likely!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 18 July 2011 - 15:58
I'm glad others were wondering too! I've been reading for a few months now, but could never really work out most of it - I kind of knew what some of them meant (ie. DH = husband) but why the "DH"!? lol. Sounds like I wasn't the only one! Thanks for the enlightenment! :)
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Latest post on 18 July 2011 - 15:45
Thanks "Kiwispiers" .. but any idea what DL is? By the way thanks "Sissy" for posting this question. Saved me from doing it :)
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Latest post on 18 July 2011 - 15:36
DD =dear daughter DS=dear son MIL= Mother-in-law no idea about DL sorry ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing When people write TIA at the end of a post it means "thanks in advance" not that their name is Tia :)
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Latest post on 17 July 2011 - 23:52
Great Question, and thanks for asking. I am new to Doha (and this site), and was really confused about what DH meant.... Even to the point, where at the beginning, I thought DH it was Domestic Help!!! Ha Ha (now I feel Really silly!) ;)
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Latest post on 16 July 2011 - 20:25
Aha, thank you for that! I had no idea and it has been bugging me for ages! Thanks for clearing that up! :) PS: What does DL mean then? I saw it somewhere and it made no sense to me (as none of the others did till now...). <em>edited by Sissy on 16/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 16 July 2011 - 20:22
Dear Husband, Darling Daughter etc. Or Darned. Or Desperate. Or D.... Lotsa meanings really, depends on your post and how fond you are of them at that particular moment! LOL! Now that makes much more sense that it can mean ALL those things. When I first joined, a friend told me the D meant 'doting'.
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Latest post on 16 July 2011 - 20:17
Dear Husband, Darling Daughter etc. Or Darned. Or Desperate. Or D.... Lotsa meanings really, depends on your post and how fond you are of them at that particular moment!