To ask if you're OP includes a large cast lists to please use full titles

[atthewelles]

So anyway DB and DS were having an argument about DD1's DF and DN stepped in and then DF got annoyed and started having a go. I roped DSIL in to help but her DN and my DF's DBIL advised her not to get involved so it was left to DM to deal with the problem.


I HATE OPs like this. I completely lose track of who's who, whether DF is Dear Fiance, Dear Father, Dear Friend; whether DN is Dear Niece, Dear Nephew, Dear Neighbour; why on earth the family doctor has been dragged into the situation (oh sorry, no, its Dear GrandParents ) etc etc

Any chance, if there's a cast of thousands, posters could ease up on the abbreviations?

Ta.

[bonzo77]

^^ this

[Labootin]

It must be very stressful for you OP.

[LeftMeInSuspenders]

atthewelles I know what you mean! It gives me a headache when there are too many characters.

Also at your/you're

[LadyBeagleEyes]

Oh yes, atthewelles, they just make me all confuddled.
If I have to read the first paragraph twice to find out who all the characters are I don't bother TBH.

[atthewelles]

Oops. Sorry about that. I'm the very one who hates people putting apostrophes in the wrong places (and I write for a living!!)

However, I would never be so rude as to point a mistake like that out to another poster (or should that be 'another DP)?

[starfishmummy]

As someone who writes for a living, your punctuation really needs improvement. There appears to be another stray apostrophe in your second post.

[xigris]

My pet hate is of instead of have. Eg. 'He could of had a pet goat' ' rather than 'he could have had a pet goat'. Not sure why I've chosen goat ownership. All rather random! My mum is a teacher and very keen on good grammar (disclaimer - she's always pulling me up on mine!)

[GlitteryShitandDanglyBaubles]

But if Mr A and Mr X have a fall out with person B, the dh and dd may not be speaking to person A and Mr X. Unless dsd and her lo are also there with the dgc.

Just saying.

[sneezingwakesthebaby]

Oh I'm with you on this! Also confuses my little brain when its friend A and friend B and friend C. I lose track of who did what. I prefer when people give them fake names haha!

[GlaikitFizzog]

Attthewelles, there is a very hand acronyms link at the top of the page. Read it! For multiple meanings DF friend father fiancé etc, most people do differentiate. I use dsis DMum DDad etc. but really, no need to get yer knickers in a twist about it. If you get that het up about abbreviations, perhaps AIBU isn't the place for you.

Yabu btw IMHO . Hth ttfn

[atthewelles]

FFS this isn't an English lesson.

Starfish the stray apostrophe was meant to be an inverted comma but the key is a bit sticky and the other one didn't come out. I had already spotted it and thought "Oh God, who'll come rushing on about that"

[xigris]

See? Random of!! Should have read 'my pet hate is instead of have NOT 'my pet hate is of instead'. Gah!

[atthewelles]

Oh, yes, I hate Friend A and Friend B, especially when we then have to deal with Friend A's DF and Friend B's DM.

[LadyBeagleEyes]

Yes the acronyms are very handy, but the op is saying that when the whole lot appear in the first paragraph, along with friend A,B, C, and D it's a bit hard to process.

[Struffle]

Missing a full stop in your last post OP.

Sorry. Your OP makes a reasonable point imo.

[Struffle]

X posts.

My last post should say 'second to last post'.

[PelvicFloorClenchReminder]

I'm with you, I'm always wondering why the doctor is babysitting for the weekend!

[atthewelles]

I actually opened a thread yesterday that sounded very interesting but after two paras of DFs and DBFs and DNs etc I completely lost track and just closed it.

[nurserytea]

Confuses me as well. I once read several posts on a thread, absolutely bewildered as to why the doctor was going on holidays with the OP and her family


Wow, there are some very rude people on this thread

[Thumbwitch]

I can usually keep track, but got horrendously confused when someone was talking about her DD's DS, especially when it was apparent that her DD was still at primary school - turned out she was talking about a nintendo DS...

I also get quite aggravated when people use DS for dear sister - that just doesn't compute.
And can get confused between DF(ather) and DF(iancé).

But overall it generally becomes apparent from context, so I think YAB a bit U.

[Thumbwitch]

xigris - actually, your first post was correct - but to be absolutely clear, you could have written "My pet hate is 'of' instead of 'have'..." :)

[Sallyingforth]

Having read your initial post, I think the butler did it. But Miss Marple will know for sure :)

[lappy]

atthewelles I'm with you. In fact I'd go so far as to say I'd enjoy the site a lot more if the acronyms were gone completely.

[fluckered]

where the hell did the "D" dear part come from. its known across many forums. and i often wonder why the gp was involved always mistaking it for the doctor.