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10-23-2004, 11:26 AM
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#1 | | Junior Member
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I always see threads that are like "my D" or "my S blah blah blah" In context it seems they are implying my daughter/son. Why do you people use those single letters so much as opposed to writing the word out. It seems like a ton of people do it.
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10-23-2004, 01:42 PM
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#2 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: just a few steps from a small waterfall
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They think it makes them look like professional college counselors. 
They write long-winded paragraphs with great detail... and then ask you to believe that using a one-letter shortcut for a three-letter word is the professional way to save time.
But shhh... they get very uptight when you point this out to them. I know.
Excuse me now... I have to give my c his hairball remedy.
Last edited by morgantruce; 10-23-2004 at 01:51 PM.
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10-23-2004, 01:54 PM
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#3 | | Junior Member
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lol. i must admit that i was confused when i first came across DD. i know now though!
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10-23-2004, 09:49 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
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dh, dw, dd, and ds are just conventions used by most internet boards, usenet, IM. Usually ppl who are not familiar with that will write D or S. I think son is easy enough to write, lol
fwiw, here's more iirc http://bovis.gyuvet.ch/3dict/312usene.htm | |
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10-23-2004, 10:03 PM
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#5 | | Junior Member
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so basically its people trying to look more internet savy I s'pose.
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10-24-2004, 12:04 AM
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#6 | | Senior Member
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not trying, just being...if you type alot (on go on many boards) it goes quicker when you shorten, imho
I even go on a cooking board where we invented DBMNMR! Translates to Don't Blame Me, Not My Recipe--shorthand to say "I found this recipe to your specifications, but if the recipe doesn't work for you, Don't Blame Me, Not My Recipe
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10-24-2004, 10:03 AM
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#7 | | Junior Member
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Yea I know, but I just don't see typing "S" as saving any time compared to "son". You hit one less key.
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10-24-2004, 10:39 AM
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#8 | | Senior Member
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OK, I'll concede you "son" instead of "S", but what about "D" instead of daughter?
I have used DD, DS, and DH on other boards; it is not limited to this one. I think you may be fighting an uphill battle - this is very common usage.
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10-24-2004, 03:08 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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It'sjust internet convention to use dd and ds. It is not convention to use D or S, and I've never seen it except here, so I take it that it's from parents who are not used to posting on internet forums. I think they are just copying other ppl and not really trying to save typing "son".
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10-24-2004, 08:20 PM
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#10 | | Junior Member
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Yea, I'm not fighting it. I'm not against it. I was just trying to understand it haha. Originally I thought that this messageboard had a word filter that everytime someone typed "son" it'd automatically change to "S". I know some boards do that type of thing with foul language. However, now I know that is not the case.
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10-25-2004, 02:18 PM
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#11 | | Senior Member
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I drop the first "D" because the implied "dear" is too precious for me. Use D and S because you're dropping pronouns, not just nouns. (S says, as opposed to "my son says".
Also, to keep people like MT equipped with ammo.
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