Can someone please tell me what all the abbreviations mean? I try to read the discussions that are going on, but I can't get the full meaning with all the MFW, DH, DD, ds, dds, etc. KWIM (I figured that one out!)

Sorry for my ignorance. :-)

dh - dear husband
ds - dear son
dd - dear daughter

I'm not sure about MFW except I know that it's a curriculum.

HTH (Hope that helps),
Alisa R.

I know some of them, but there are definitely some out there that still stump me.
Here is your list:
MFW- My Father's world (It is a curriculm, www.mfwbooks.com)
DH- Dear Husband
DD- Dear Daughter
DS- Dear Son
KWIM- Know what I mean

dds- is either Dear Daughter and Son or Dear DaughterS, I am not sure. ;-)

This post was edited on Apr 26, 2007 10:16 PM

Thank you sooooooooo much!! :-)

Well for curriculum there is:
MOH : mystery of history
SOTW: story of the world
FIAR: five in a row
BFIAR: before five in a row or beyond five in a row
LLATL: learning language arts through literature

For regualr conversation:
FWIW: for what its worth
JMO/JMHO: just my opinion/ just my honest opinion
IOW: in other words
HTH: hope that helps
LOL: laugh out loud
YMMV: your mileage may vary

If you do a google search you can find lots more.

HTH
Beth

By the way, the ds (dear son) and dd (dear daughter) are often used in place of a child's name for privacy and safety reasons.

So, in talking about your son John Smith who is 12 and attends Hawk Elem. school in your hometown of Anywhere, USA you might type:

"My 12 year old ds in in 6th grade at our ps. We live in a very rurul area and he is having trouble making friends...andy suggestions?"

No name, location or even school name are listed, but you still can descibe you child and location and situation. ps is public school

HTH (Hope that helps!)

Anne

:-) Smile - colon right parenthesis
:-( Frown - colon left parenthesis
:-o redfaced – colon-hyphen-small letter o
;-) wink - semi colon right parenthesis
:-D big grin - colon capital D
:-G glum - colon capital G
:-S Cool Breeze - colon capital S (On some sites it will make a smilie wearing shades)
:-P Mr. Pukie - colon capital P (and this one makes a green faced guy who looks like he's going to be ill ...)

AFAIK – As far as I know
BG -- Big Grin
ATTN – Attention
BHOK—Banging Head On Keyboard
BIL – Brother-in-law
BRB -- Be right back (Used primarily in online chats)
BTDT -- Been there, done that
BTW -- By The Way
CG—Cheeky Grin
CUL (CUL8R) -- See you later
DD/DS/DH/DW - Dear Daughter/Dear Son/Dear Husband!/Dear Wife
DK—Dear Kitty
FAQ -- Frequently Asked Questions
FCOL – For Crying Out Loud
FIL – Father-in-Law
FOCIA – Falling Off Chair In Amazement
FWIW -- For what it’s worth
FYI -- For your information
GMTA! -- Great Minds Think Alike!
HTH – Hope this helps
HYG—Here you go
IABD – I Am Beyond Dense
IABC—I Am Beyond Clueless
IMHO -- In my humble opinion
IMO -- In My Opinion
IOW – In Other Words
IRL -- In Real Life
ISP -- Internet Service Provider
ISTM – It seems to me
ITA! -- I Totally Agree!
ITRW—In The Real World
JK -- Just Kidding
JMHO -- Just My Humble Opinion
KWIM—Know What I Mean
LOL -- Lots of Laughs or Laughing Out Loud
LSHTRDMF—Laughing so hard tears rolling down my face
LSNED—Learn Something New Every Day
MIL – Mother-in-Law
NACTL – Not a Clue to Life
NAK – Nursing at Keyboard
NARS – Not A Rocket Scientist
NM—No Message
NT -- No text (especially useful in subject lines)
OIC – “Oh, I see”
OT—“Off Topic”
OTOH -- On the other hand
PLMK—Please Let Me KNow
POV -- Point of view
RL -- Real life
ROFL -- Rolling On the Floor Laughing or ROTFL
ROFLMHO -- Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Head Off
ROFLSCOMM—Rolling On theFloor Laughing Spitting Coke On My Monitor
SIL – Sister-in-law
SO -- Significant Other
SYOTB – See You On The Boards (relating to discussion forums)
TIA -- Thanks In Advance
TPTB -- The Powers That Be
TTFN -- Ta Ta for Now
TTSP -- This Too Shall Pass
TYVM! -- Thank You Very Much!
VWP -- Very Well Put
WAGS! -- What A Great Story
WD – Well Done
WP! -- Well Put!
WS—Well Said
WTG -- Way to go
YAAG -- You Are A Genius
YMMV—Your Milage May Vary
YW – You’re Welcome

Well, whoever did it last certainly took care of them all...